点评:Excellent experience, worth the long drive from Auckland and the highlight of our trip to the North Island. Being the shoulder season, our group was small, just us two snorklers and another couple dry suit diving. The crew was funny and super-competent, and really did a great job of making us feel well-attended to.
We saw a good amount of the two islands, had a nice bagged lunch and plenty of hot tea, and dove at two really great sites. The 7mm wetsuits and hoods kept us warm in chilly temps, but I’m not sure we’d have been as comfortable had the sun not come out for a few hours.
Saw lots of cool fish, stingrays, and colorful plant and mollusk life on the island walls, plus a fun pod of dolphins, seals, and a couple kingfishers in addition to hundreds of gannets and other seabirds. The sites they chose for our trip were fairly gentle waters in coves, and the wetsuits kept us buoyant almost as if wearing a snorkel vest.
All in all, definitely high on our list of snorkel spots. Likely even better in the summer.
TIP: Bring a set of extra warm and dry clothes to change into if you’re diving in October.
翻译:非常棒的体验,值得从奥克兰长途跋涉,也是我们北岛之旅的亮点。由于正值平季,我们团队规模很小,只有我们两个浮潜爱好者和另外一对穿着干式潜水服的夫妇。船员们风趣幽默,技术娴熟,真的让我们感觉受到了很好的照顾。
我们游览了两个岛屿的大部分地区,享用了美味的袋装午餐和充足的热茶,并在两个非常棒的潜水点进行了潜水。7毫米厚的潜水服和头套让我们在寒冷的天气里保持温暖,但如果太阳没有出来几个小时,我不确定我们是否会感觉这么舒服。
在岛壁上看到了很多有趣的鱼类、黄貂鱼、色彩斑斓的植物和软体动物,还有一群有趣的海豚、海豹和几只翠鸟,以及数百只塘鹅和其他海鸟。他们为我们选择的潜水地点是海湾里水流相对平缓的水域,潜水服让我们保持浮力,几乎就像穿着浮潜背心一样。
总而言之,这里绝对是我们浮潜胜地清单上的首选。夏天可能更好。
小贴士:如果您十月份潜水,请带一套额外的保暖干燥衣物以便更换。