El Puertito Marine Reserve - Tenerife October 31, 2007
Posted by Mark Gilmour in : Dive Reports, Pictures, Scuba diving abroad , 2comments
This dive was within a marine reserve project set up by David of Tenerife Divers to encourage marine life growth around the bay of El Puertito. A consequence of encouraging marine growth on the rocks is it provides food to other marine species, including a pair of green turtles. (Although perhaps some divers feeding them has also contributed) Our second dive of the day was to be a gentle bimble along the rocks making up the reserve and hope that one of the turtles comes along to say hi. We were not disappointed. I was first in and down the anchor line to the seabed at 6m. I secured the anchor on the rocks, took a mental note of the surroundings so we could find our way back and waited for Lisa and Rachel to meet me. (more…)
Pictures from the Crater June 5, 2006
Posted by Mark Gilmour in : Pictures, Scuba diving abroad , 1 comment so farMany thanks to Ralph from the Homestead Resort Crater dive centre who not only lent me his camera but also emailed through this weekend the pictures that I took while we diving .
I was struck by the way the light streamed through the narrow opening at the top of the crater creating a pillar of light in the water column. Unfortunately my photographic skills don’t do it justice but here we go anyway.
We also got a small video clip to go with it.
