lost it. my virginity.

yeah. i did. i succumbed and went to dive here in sydney. my virgin sydney dive was at port botany.. this island where they filmed mission impossible 2 apparently.. the fortress scene..



shore dive. which most sydney dives are. and it's basically rocks, water, and you. and since it was ridiculously cold, 19 degrees in the water, we went with 5mm farmer johns, tops, and i had to pile on 24lbs of weights. that's a ridiculous amount, considering i only use 2 in the tropics.

regret not having gloves. got deep lacerations from the rocks. no more pretty hands.. :(

regret not having booties, had to trudge from the car, down over a bridge, to the island, over rocks, into the water.. sore soles..

but the dive was good. breathing compressed air is always good. dive was pretty decent. large grouper following us around like a dog. cuttlefish. sea dragon. shark eggs(empty). nudibranches. pity the site's been over dived, and most of the coral life has sufferred. vis was about 5m. bad according to the locals. excellent according to singapore standards. not dayang tho. haha.

so there is was. weekend dive. $35, including tank bc reg weights wetsuit.

i'll go again soon. with gloves this time. and i'll have to grab my open heels with booties this time round.

and here's a lil photo taken on the mobile of port botany.