5 May 2019 | PROTEA BANKS
Current: medium, reverse
Viz: 25m
Sea Temp: 24 degrees Celsius.
DIVE 1 – Northern Pinnacle: On the reef we had 10 Ragged-tooth sharks, 2 Oceanic Blacktip sharks, a Round Ribbontail Ray popping in to say hi and a Potato Bass. Mid water we had 3 Oceanic Blacktip sharks dashing in and out for the rest of our dive.
DIVE 2 – Northern Pinnacles: On the reef we had 2 Potato Bass, an Oceanic Blacktip shark and a Ragged-tooth shark. In the caves we had at least 20 Ragged-tooth sharks!!! Mid water we had 3 Oceanic Blacktip sharks keeping us busy for the rest of the dive.
DIVE 3 – Southern Pinnacle: As we got in the water we had a GIANT MANTA RAY!!!!!!!!!!! We had about 5 minutes with this beautiful creature and then it made it’s way into the distance. On the reef we had a Potato Bass and an Oceanic Blacktip shark pass by. Then mid water we had a TIGER SHARK swimming right up to us!!!!!! We also had a Zambezi (Bull) shark and 3 Oceanic Blacktip sharks.