North Stradbroke Island - 12th February

Dive Sites - Manta Ray Bommie & Flat Rock - both beauty dives!

Thanks again to Csaba and Tanya for their great pics!

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Nic being well, Nic! :)

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Kye Getting Nilla aboard the ferry over to Straddie

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View from the top deck of the ferry
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The divers: Csaba, Tanya, Robyn, Kye, Nic and Emlyn

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Another Ferry pulling in beside us

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Leopard Shark
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The stars of the dive... The Manta Rays, just amazing  creatures!

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They can get up to 7m across. This guy had about a 4m "wing span"

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Octopus! It's been ages since we've seen these guys. They are soooo cool!

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They are very well camouflaged, as they have to be cause they are sooo yummy!

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Smiling Porcupine fish
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Kye playing hide and seek with the Octopus. He almost went on Kye's hand

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Cool Pic
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The view from our lunch spot

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The dive sites from the island

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Very artsy
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Yum Fish & Chips after the dives

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The ferry on the way back

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Nic being silly yet again!

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