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is the furthest rock out from Sandy Cove and involves quite a swim.
It is recommended only for fit, experienced divers and should ideally
be dived in a group. It should also be dived only in perfect conditions
as the swim can be very tiring in choppy sea and there can be quite
a surge around the blinder in a big sea. The dive site is on the outer
side of the rock or around the blinder, which breaks a few metres
out to sea from the rock. You can also just dive around the rock if
you prefer, there is a lot to see, and not everbody cares to swim
this far in the Atlantic's cold water. |
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On
the blinder you will find anemones of varying colours, many species
of nudibranches and plenty of crayfish. Shy octopuses can also be
found hiding in crevices and overhangs in the reef. This dive is best
done as an outing by swimming out to the site, diving and surfacing
with about half your air left and then swimming to the flat rock where
you can warm up in the sun for the long swim back. After warming up
it is less tiring to swim a compass course unerwater most of the way
back to shore and you could possibly see ray, cuttlefish or octopus
on the way. |
