Black Rocks Dive

 Monday was the last day Libertas was in town, so one of the owners wanted to go out for one last fishing trip on it. The boat is going to Auckland to be sold, since a new boat is being built. Jill was invited to ride along, as Dave was working. We didn't catch any marlin, but we did have a great day on the water. The weather was awesome and the seas were calm. On Tuesday Dave went out fishing with Vinnie and his brother, and the ladies went exploring. The guys got skunked and came back completely starved because they forgot their lunches in the truck. They were out from 7 in the morning until about 6 at night, so they survived on just beer for 11 hours. All day they were planning who they were going to eat, and I think "The American" was chosen to be sacrificed. LOL!          

Meanwhile the girls were enjoying a bottle of wine at a local winery, Marsden Estate, and laughing that the guys were complaining. On Wednesday afternoon Dave, Jill, and Vinnie went out on the boat to dive for crays (Lobster). We went out to black rocks, and threw anchor. Jill stayed onboard with the dog, Gauge, as a lifeguard for safety. The first dive was about 40 minutes and the guys got 3 crays and about 40 green lipped mussels. We then switched spots and they went down for a second dive. This time they were down about 50 minutes and didn't get any crays. They did see a couple, but they were to small. They did however have a fabulous dive. This was the first time Dave has dove the Southern Hemisphere and he really enjoyed it. Everything is volcanic in this area, so the ocean floor has tons of caves, boulders, rock walls, etc. They did a bit of exploring on the second dive and really had a good time.