Diving in Ibiza - October 2003 - Page 2
Ibiza 2003 page 1:- Introduction
Ibiza 2003 page 2:- Llado Norte, Illa Llarge Norte
Ibiza 2003 page 3:- Formentera (Espardell, Punta Prima)
Ibiza 2003 page 4:- Seca Sta Eularia Chimenea, Pecia Cala Mastella, Dive 7:- Roca Llisa
Ibiza 2003 page 5:- Llado Norte, Llado Sur, Sta. Eularia Rocks, Espardell, Punta Prima, Summary
Dive 1:- Llado Norte
- Max. Depth:- 28.3m
- Average Depth:- 17m
- Duration:- 54 minutes
- Visibility:- 25m
- Water Temp:- 24c
- Water speed:- slack
- Weather:- Air Temp 25c, overcast, Easterly wind, 2ft swell
This dive site is a small rocky outcrop a few hundred yards offshore near the Ibiza Town area of the island. It has a sister rock - Llado Sur.
The boat arrived with a slight swell which made some people look slightly off
colour during kitting up although nobody seemed that bad. As this was my first
dive I ended up diving with a group of 4 including the dive guide.
We dropped into 10m of water close to the rock and went straight to the rocky
bottom. The dive was conducted in an anti-clockwise direction around this rock
starting at 10m then working down to 16m where a shelf dropped off sharply to
28m. After dropping over this shelf there was plenty to see in the rocky wall
whilst working around the rock. A green sea-grass covered rocky bottom
eventually gave way to sand as the dive progressed.
Along the way many rocky gullies, crevices and small caves with overheads were
evident which with the aid of a small torch yielded plenty of wildlife to look
at and photograph.
A large shoal of Barracuda were circling slightly out to the blue water
whilst the holes themselves contained large Morays and Scorpion fish near the
bottom. 
After 44 mins the computer clicked into deco although this obligation cleared
at around 10m while working the way back up the reef towards the anchor line
having completed a full circle. As I had air remaining I opted to do a 3
minute stop at about 6m near the anchor line which was mainly over rock with
green growth.
Surfacing to bright sunshine after a good first dive there was a slight wait for
the ladder to clear before climbing back onboard the boat. A good first dive.
Dive 2:- Illa Llarge Norte
- Max. Depth:- 24.4m
- Average Depth:- 16.5m
- Duration:- 50 minutes
- Visibility:- 20m
- Water Temp:- 25c surface, 24c max depth
- Water speed:- slack
- Weather:- Air temp 26c, cloudy, SE wind, 2ft swell
For the second dive of the day the boat headed the opposite direction to the
mornings sites to the Illa Llarga Norte. This is an island about 1/2 mile
offshore near the Es Cana area.
Straight off the boat and descending vertically to the bottom at about 18m then
quickly ending up at 24m on the green growth covered rocky bottom which became
more and more sandy as the dive progressed. Again like the first dive there were
many swim-throughs, some crevices, arches along with small caves to
investigate. The usual wildlife was present in and around the rocks including
circling Barracuda and a large octopus wedged into a hole.
The best part of this dive was probably the arch swim-through leading to a narrow crevice maybe 20m long which is wide enough for maybe 2 divers side by side.
Due to the darkness in these swim-throughs, a torch was very useful. Even my
small SL6 did the job well enough. Just after this point in the dive a large
grouper appeared.
The best part of this dive was probably the arch swim-through leading to a narrow crevice maybe 20m long which is wide enough for maybe 2 divers side by side.
Due to the darkness in these swim-throughs, a torch was very useful. Even my
small SL6 did the job well enough. Just after this point in the dive a large
grouper appeared.
For some reason I felt a little cold after 35 mins and developed a slight headache. No idea of the cause and it vanished by the following day.
On this dive the computer was nowhere near the NDL but a 3 minute safety stop
was performed anyway.
Proceed to next page:- Formentera dives