The first dive of the day was on the Vara wreck. Purposefully sunk in 15 m of water, it was visible on the dive ship's sonar.

The Vara

It's a nice and easy wreck to explore.

 

The Vara

Away from the wreck, I caught these two starfish in a fight for a place to sit. The slightly janky recording is due to a spotty nibbling on the fingers of my camera hand almost the entire time I was recording! I tried to flick it away with a finger but it insistently kept coming back for more.

Starfish Fight

At the end of the dive, it was time to navigate back. I picked what I thought was the reverse heading on my compass and surfaced in the amount of time I thought it would take to get us back to the boat. I nailed the distance but had got the direction backwards. No problem, the boat just had to make a short trip to come pick us up. Next time I'll know to choose my reverse heading while still on the boat.

Location: South Island, Marlborough, New Zealand

Dive Number:   246 Bottom Time: 50m Time In: 9:14 a.m. Tank In: 195 PSI Max Depth: 15.10 ft Table Used:

Mix:   Air Safety Stop: 3m Time Out: 10:03 a.m. Tank Out: 95 PSI Average Depth: 10.70 ft Start Pressure Group:

Surface Interval:   End Pressure Group:

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