On the 10th of January after a few more dives around Durban (some good some not so good....) we headed for 4 nights up to Sodwana Bay lodge. From Durban its about a 4 hour drive with a stop at Hluhluwe Ilala Weavers for lunch.
The resort looks after all your gear, taking it to and from the beach each day and helping make sure all gets onto the boat which is great when diving with children!
The diving at Sodwana is very good, warm tropical waters, excellent visibility and lots of reefs to choose from though the weather and conditions dictate where we end up diving.
Every day there was a steady wind blowing so the launches were quite something, often taking the skippers 3 attempts to find a way through and involving some exciting ducking and weaving. Hold on tight!
We ended up diving 5 and 2 mile reefs with a max depth of 18m but most were 12m or so which meant long nearly 1 hour dives.
The boys and I took lots of photos and got to practice our skills - a few decent shots but its something that will take time to master, particularly with the surge and current that takes you along, making it difficult to stop!
We also did the turtle tour and witnessed a loggerhead and huge 2m+ leatherback lay their eggs from the beginning to the end of the process which was a privilege.
Check the flickr link for photos.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/durbandiver101/
cant wait to go back!
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