Diving around the old ferry jetty (2)
Diving Info
" Now I'm not a night-dive type of person. The thought of getting kitted up in the near dark and launching myself off a boat into the even darker unknown is simply not my scene. But when I was told that I would definetely see octopus at the slip, I decided that this was one night dive I simply had to try.
It is so easy! Wander down to the edge of the ferry slip, sit down, fins on, DV in and roll off. The dive is between 8 - 10m, with a drop off to 20m where the ferry turns. The lights on the end of the pier make it twilight dive and on this dive I saw and counted no less than 20 octopus, the lights from the pier perhaps helping them to hunt - they are so incredibly cute when their little horns are up!
Torch distance of course, mine went out but what's a buddy for if not to supply you with a torch? High or low water slack is best if you are going to venture out of the slip area. The currents in Kyles can be a bit unpredictable - just watch for the signs: bending kelp, sand movement, etc.
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