31 March 2018 | PROTEA BANKS

Current: medium to strong
Viz: 10m to 30m
Sea Temp: 22 degrees Celsius at the bottom, 24 degrees Celsius midwater

DIVE 1 – Northern Pinnacle: Got down to the first cave where we had 8 – 10 Ragged-tooth sharks. On the reef we had 1 Zambezi (Bull) shark, 4 Oceanic Blacktip sharks and 2 Potato Bass.

DIVE 2 – Northern Pinnacle: At first I thought I was in Potato Bass City with all the Potato Bass milling around. Then we had a close encounter with a Zambezi (Bull) shark. The rest of the dive we had Zambezi (Bull) and Oceanic Blacktip sharks popping in and out. Also a shall shoal of Hammerhead sharks.

DIVE 3 – Southern Pinnacle: On the reef we had 2 Turtles popping in to say Hey !!! Plenty of reef fish around and 1 friendly Potato Bass. Mid water we saw 1 Giant Guitar shark on the sand, 2 Zambezi (Bull) sharks and 2 Oceanic Blacktip sharks.

DIVE 4 – Northern Pinnacle: DIVE 2 – Northern Pinnacle: Some Potato Bass milling around on the bottom. From mid water we had Zambezi (Bull) and Oceanic Blacktip sharks popping in and out. Also a big shoal of Bonita circling us. The rest of the dive we had some more interesting Plankton.