It had been 17 years between my first dives in Exmouth Gulf in April 2005 and my second in April 2022. Now I was back for my third, just a mere 7 months later!
My good friend Mick Todd had travelled with me to dive Exmouth Navy Pier with Dive Ningaloo. Awaiting us there was Carlos 'Charlie' Estrabeau, now working at Dive Ningaloo. I was very excited. I had first met Charlie when he was leading some bull shark dives in 2015 in Playa Del Carman, Mexico. To this day they remain some of my best dives.
Of course, the Navy Pier did not disappoint, Not with Banded Sea Krait, Red Velvetfish, Gro(u)pers, Stonefish, Eastern Frogfish, a Whipray, Wobbegong sharks, Tuskfish and much more wonderful marine life to shoot. After 4 dives on the pier, Mick had to head home to Nelson Bay NSW but Charlie very generously looked after me for my final two dives, showing me many marine subjects I doubtless would not have spotted.