Bare Island 17th May 2008

Dive No. 308. 10.58 am, 18 degrees, 49 mins, 18.3 max, 11 av
We entered at the back of the island slightly to the east and headed west, exiting at the usual spot. It was quite easy getting about three quarters of the way around the island; I have circumnavigated it once with Patrick and that seemed like a bit of a slog so maybe the currents were more favorable this time. The water temperature was colder than expected and there wasn’t a lot of fish life about, especially large fish: we saw cuttlefish, WSD, yellowtail and pomfret schools, octopus. A highlight was a sighting of a horseshoe leatherjacket, a beautifully-coloured fish, almost like a tropical parrot fish or trigger fish. The vis was good, especially at the beginning when we were the only divers.