Sodwana Bay

Triton Dive Lodge was previously run by Peter Timm who famously rediscovered the long thought extinct Cocleanth in 104 metres in the Jesser Canyon at Sodwana Bay, sadly though he had passed away in a diving accident only a few weeks before we arrived. However, remarkably Eve, Peters partner and co owner of Triton dive lodge continued to honour all bookings and still made us feel welcome when we arrived. The diving consisted of traditional reef diving from a rib with a beach launch. The reefs are named based on their distance from the shore, quarter mile, two mile, four mile, five, six, seven, eight and nine mile reefs ranging from 3m to 48m deep. Our five dives took us to a range of reefs and these were impressively stocked with large shoals of healthy fish, but nothing out of the ordinary, apart from maybe quite a few lemon sharks. It was a shame as we were expecting some larger marine life. The most impressive thing about these dives was the surface trip out as we encountered quite a large number of whales migrating along the African coast and were lucky to have a whale expert on the rib with us who explained what type of whale they were, what sexy, where they were migrating to and from, a really informative experience. There was also a group of divers staying at Triton Dive Lodge that worked for South African Marine Biological research, and each evening was spent grilling steaks around the African Brai. A really nice group of guys that liked to chat and share a few of their experiences.