The anchoring spot is 30 to 50 metres off the fringing reef. The GPS reading for this site is a latitude of 21° 12.315' S and longitude of 159° 49.530' W. Note that this GPS Reading was taken using WGS84 as the map datum. See my GPS Page for more details.

This site consists of a series of ridges and gullies. The depth at the anchoring spot is above seven metres and there is a gully right next to it is about 12 metres. As you go west the reef drops gradually to 25 metres. surface.

Guineafowl puffer	Threadfin butterflyfish

The coral here is not very good. I estimated that there was only about 15% live coral. I also saw no sponges at all and not even a tiny gorgonia (let alone a huge one like seen in many South Pacific Ocean countries). There were some blue, yellow and pink Christmas tree worms in the coral, one of only a few locations that we saw them. There were a few giant clams, although not too huge. Fishlife was also sparce. We saw two barracudas and a few bluefin trevally as well as a nice Guineafowl puffer. There were a few surgeonfish and trevally, some different butterflyfish (threadfin, longnose) and a few Moorish idols. That is about it except for heaps of black sea cucumbers.

The one good thing about this dive was the visibility, in excess of 40 metres. Water temperature in June was 24.0° and air temperature 23-25°.

For more information about the Cook Islands, especially Rarotonga, see my Cook Islands General Information Page.