I normally associate a name like ‘The Pit’ with some lair filled with foul beasts but this place could not be further from that idea.

This special location only a short swim from the Edithburgh Jetty never fails to enthrall me with its beautiful white sandy bottom rimmed inside a low circular reef.

Schools of Old Wives and Bullseyes swim with their undersides aglow by the reflecting sand-light while Cuttlefish and Rockling hide under ledges with Snook hovering in ambush in the macro algae above.

The Pit really is a gentle and beautiful place to dive.

Photo: Robert Rath, ‘The Pit’ 1/125 f/11 ISO640 15mm