What to expect: A
generous variety of invertebrates, schooling fish and pelagics from
the blue abyss gather over this reef. This location (far from the
coast and in deep water) allows you to encounter the stingray, stone
fish and a whole other range of sea occupants. Strong currents with
fresh seawater must be one of the reasons why octopuses, scorpion
fish and moray eels appear to be much larger than at the locations
near to the coast. The boat connects the anchor near to the reef,
the always present and sometimes strong current require divers to
descent along a line against the flow until they arrive at the
bottom. Only a few meters out the seafloor plunges down to greater
depths in an almost vertical submarine cliff known to divers as the drop-off.
This drop-off starts its rapid descent into the depths at only
8 metres (26 feet
)
Once
over the edge the current fades away but now one must penetrate a
thermocline. The water temperature falls considerable, a full
wetsuit with cap is recommended, even in the summer. Alongside the
impressive wall one descents enjoying the gorgonians, sea anemones
and coral all the way down. This is an ideal place for corals to
grow. A constant flow brings along plankton upon which they feed.
The water at this point is clear and free from sediment, flowing in
from the deeper water.
The
wall reaches the floor at
35 metres
/
114 feet
and marks the recreational part of this location. Many consider this
spot as the most beautiful location between
Calpe
and Benidorm
La
Llosa (Benidorm)