> Shelly Beach

> http://members.ozemail.com.au/~scse/shbeach.html
> Visibility is generally very poor. This site makes for a good night dive
and
> there is some junk (a motorbike and an old oven) in the bay in approx. 5 m
> of water.  A maximum depth of 14m can be reached if you venture out of the
> bay. Inside you only will get about 5-6m.  On rare occasions you may
> encounter the vicious "brown spotted diaper fish", a rare species, which
can
> be found hiding in amongst the kelp in the shallows, usually on a hot
> summers day after plenty of toddlers have been frollicking on the beach.

Yuk!  Doesn't sound at all the sort of place that I'd want to dive!  :-)


> http://www.asitis.com.au/~adlind/ddescrip.htm#Shellyb
> A very easy and entertaining dive in a sheltered part of Twofold Bay. Just
> wade in and swim to the outside edge of the exposed rocks and down you go.
> There are two main dive options here. Firstly you can follow the natural
> reef to the right and link up with the long Snug Cove breakwater .
> Navigating is easy from here as you follow the sandline out to 10 -12 m.
The
> second option is to go left and explore the natural reef which is covered
in
> weed, sponges and gorgonia fans. There is a layer of silt covering the
sand
> which can easily blot out much of the available visibility if divers are
> careless (student divers learn minimal impact techniques quickly if they
> want to see anything). Skill Level: Beginner

Interesting.  Does anyone know where this particular Shelly Beach is?  :-)


> http://www.divesydney.com/divesitesb.htm
> The only beach on the entire east coast of Australia to face west, Shelly
> Beach occupies a scenic comer of Manly's ocean beachfront. White sand and
a
> natural reef of tumbled boulders and rocks descending to a maximum depth
of
> 14 metres,  For beginners and experienced divers alike an escorted, Dive
> Centre Manly, Shelly Beach Discovery Dive is an experience that will long
be
> remembered.

Wonderful words!  And in checking out that site, you can also read my
descriptions of the wreck dives that we do!  :-)

Strike