Capraia - Tuscan Islands

Capraia is an island of volcanic origin that forms part of the Tuscan Archipelao.  It is 62 km from the city of Livorno by sea and 32 km northwest of the island of Elba  I did four dives on this trip: il Turco, lo Scoglione and le Formiche. 

I particularly remember diving at the site called il Turco.  We were diving during the breeding season of the Black Seabream (Spondyliosoma cantharus) and there were many of these fish swimming around protecting their eggs.

Fortress of St George

San Domino & San Nicola, Capraia - Isole Tremiti, Puglia, Italy

 

The Isole Tremiti island group is an archipelago in the Adriatic Sea, north of Gargano.  I spent a holiday there at the end of August, 2007.  I remember it being a nightmare of a journey getting to the islands as the ferry service wasn't very good.  The excellent dives and beautiful scenery made up for it though.  I dived with Marlin Tremiti Diving Club.

 

Isola di San Domino

The first dive was at Punta Secca, San Domino, which is number 13 in the map.

Dive #41

Dive 1
Depth: 32.9 m
Time: 47 min
Temp: 18 degrees C

Isola di Caprara

The second dive was at Secca della Grotta della Vedova (the Widow's Shallows), Capraia, number 31 in the map above.  This was a really good dive with a long tunnel.  I was startled when one diver started swimming out in a hurry and I thought something had went wrong, turned out he had just had a panic attack!  At the end of the dive I saw a lovely Flabellina nudibranch.

Dive #42
Dive2
Depth: 26.8 m
Time: 46 min
Temp: 18 degrees C

Isola San Nicola