Dive Log: Palagala & Bambadahaya (Ten Fathoms) (27/01/2010)
Dive #15 and #16, diving off Mount Lavinia with Colombo Divers , Boatman Ravinda, Instructor Shaf and Divemaster Jehan. Palagala: Bottom time � 46 minutes; Depth � 12.7 meters This was actually my first dive with my own gear and only my third dive with Colombo Divers following my fiasco of a performance on the first two dives . I think Shaf was still a bit circumspect about my diving abilities but we headed off for the short boat ride to Palagala and hit the bottom. Truth be told I�m quite far behind on my dive logs these days and I can�t really remember much about this dive. What I do remember was that I was somewhat of a better performer during this dive though I faintly recall being pulled down by Shaf during the safety stop once. A juvenile Golden Trevalley also made an entertaining interlude for us, swimming up off the reef and getting quite pally with us. Apparently they are quite fond of swimming up to large fish and following them for protection. Of course every now and ...