Dive Review of Kangaroo Island Diving Safaris/Ozone Seafront Hotel in
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Kangaroo Island Diving Safaris/Ozone Seafront Hotel, Jun, 2002, by John Crossley, CA, USA ( Sr. Contributor 29 reports with 12 Helpful votes). Report 162.
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Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
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Comments	Kangaroo Island Diving Safaris, South Australia June, 2002 Dive Trip Report by John Crossley, Fresno, CA. Kangaroo Island was great! The big attraction for divers is to see the beautiful and unique Leafy Sea Dragons, but there is so much more to do on Kangaroo Island. It is a large island off the south coast of Australia, with a few small towns, but mostly it is a natural area, with lots of opportunities to see Kangaroos, Koalas, and Sea Lions up close in the wild. To get to Kangaroo Island, take a small plane flight from Adelaide, or save money by taking a bus from Adelaide to Cape Jervis to catch a high speed ferry. We stayed in Kingscote, at the Ozone Seafront Hotel, which was moderate in price, but very nice and with a good restaurant. Local tour companies with vans know the best spots to go to see wildlife, but you could probably see much of the wildlife on your own in a rental car if you get good directions. We also visited the Parndana Wildlife Park, a preserve that had all the island animals. We could hand feed the kangaroos, and some of them would hang around just to be petted after they had eaten their fill. We dove with Kangaroo Island Diving Safaris, operated by Jim and Josie Thiselton, who know the waters of Kangaroo Island extremely well. We had booked two days of diving on their catamaran, but the weather blew us totally out of action one day. On the second day the water outside the bay was still too rough so we stayed right there and dove under and around the large Kingscote Wharf. It was a great “muck dive” site where we found many types of crabs, two cuttlefish, sponges, yellow cup corals, and several types of unique nudibranchs and juvenile fish. On our second dive, Jim found two Leafy Sea Dragons, one of which was fairly large at about 10 inches long. With its multiple green leafy appendages, this was the most beautiful critter I’ve ever seen in the sea. Although the water was really cold (51 degrees) and the air temp was only about 55, we found the “Leafys” and had a great time.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Fiji, Indonesia, Soloman Islands, Truk, Palau, Yap, Galapagos, Sipadan, Philippines, Cocos, Hawaii, Cozumel, Bahamas, Florida, Bonaire, & more
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	windy, cloudy	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	51-54°F / 11-12°C	Wetsuit Thickness	7
Water Visibility	15-30 Ft/ 5-9 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Kangaroo Island Diving Safaris/Ozone Seafront Hotel in Australia/Kangaroo Island

Kangaroo Island Diving Safaris/Ozone Seafront Hotel, Jun, 2002,

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Dive Review of Kangaroo Island Diving Safaris/Ozone Seafront Hotel in
Australia/Kangaroo Island