The Navy Pier at Exmouth was built at 1964 and is only divable with one company, Coral Coast Divers. Having made the 2,000 km + round trip we were pretty determined to have a good dive...and we did. The entry to the divve was a little disconcerting - a giant stride from about 3 metres above the water. Jen was more than a bit hesitant but jumped before the instructor behind her pushed which is probably a good thing. The all-metal structure has slowly become covered with barnacles and coral and there is a multitude of fish down there, ranging from huge Potato Cod to a 2 1/2 metre White Tip Reef Shark (they are usually about half this size). It was another case of wondering if there was some sort of nuclear cargo down here (see the Yongala earlier on the trip) as everything was supersized. We saw a couple of Anglerfish which are so poor at swimming (they just kind of sit there looking bored) they have grown feet and now walk most places. It was an exceptional dive and well worth the trip, even though Jen's camera decided it had had enough after about 4 photos and froze completely.

Today we went out again - heading to the Murion Islands. I say heading because we never actually made it. After about 40 minutes the Captain explained we were now in the midst of 3-4m swells (for the benefit of those who weren't already throwing up) and would have to return back. Although I felt a little sick I didn't join in with the others although when asked how I felt I quipped, rather glibly, 'I'm OK and after all we're all in the same boat.'

My brother has very kindly put a compilation of sorts together for us so we've got some music for Nez Zealand, we're getting kind of bored of the same music we were listening to last year...Cheers Pat, and good luck on Friday (he's going into hospital for a gallstones op...)