Steep Point Trip Part 2

Part 2.
After exploring the shallows we decided to call it a day and get back to camp. We put the fish on ice and cleaned our gear and the boat before anchoring it in the bay for the night. Then some of the fish was filleted and cooked as were the Crayfish and a feast prepared. The kids all tucked into the fish and the adults devoured the crayfish and wonderful salad the women produced. A bottle of wine was produced and shared out and a good night was had by all. After a reasonable night's sleep we headed out once again to the deep water to the North of the Point and were met with some amazing Visibility. This was a real treat for one of our friends, Roy who is relatively new to spearfishing. In fact Roy had been quite sick in the previous months with an undiagnosed Thyroid problem and has now taken up the sport to regain his fittnes and learn to relax.
Steep Point turned it on for Roy and he saw many firsts, with a Whale Shark making a brief appearance within minutes of us entering the water, then a Sailfish snuck up behind us and took us all by surprise.

The Whale Shark.

There were numerous Turtles and Manta Rays, Sea Snakes and Sharks which all stayed down on the bottom and didn't bother us at all. We took a few fish and Danny lost a Nice Cobia after shooting it off the back of a large Bronze Whaler Shark.

Manta Ray.

Danny shooting a Cobia from the back of a large shark.

It was good to see Roy relaxing and enjoying himself once again, he was so thrilled he didn't even notice his new fins had worn the skin off his feet, and didn't complain when he did. We headed back to the camp for some lunch and then hit the shallows with the kids for a couple of hours in the afternoon.