Matt Bird
- Matt Bird's trip Solomon Islands
1990-09-25 - Hirokawa Maru (Bonegi 1), Bonegi, Solomon Islands
27m - 72 min - Dived with Paul Bird
My first time to the Solomon Islands, my first diving trip and first Wreck diving experience.
1990-09-25 - B17 Ruiniu Creek, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
15m - 35 min - Dived with Paul Bird
Dived on a B17 bomber. An intereseting dive but short because the wreck isn't complete (just the nose and cockpit). There was nothing else to see apart from the wreck.
1990-09-26 - Hirokawa Maru (Bonegi 1), Bonegi, Solomon Islands
27m - 72 min - Dived with Paul Bird
1990-09-27 - Kinugawa Maru (Bonegi 2), Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
24m - 78 min - Dived with Paul Bird
Kinugawa Maru (Bonegi 2)
1990-09-27 - Hirokawa Maru (Bonegi 1), Bonegi, Solomon Islands
13m - 40 min - Dived with Paul Bird
1990-09-28 - Hirokawa Maru (Bonegi 1), Bonegi, Solomon Islands
33m - 60 min - Dived with Paul Bird
First dive past 30 meters
1990-09-29 - Ijn Submarine I 1, Tambea, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
27m - 60 min - Dived with Paul Bird
IJN Submarine I-1 Sunken Japanese Submarine. My first boat dive. 320 feet long with an endurance of 60 days and a range of 24,000 miles. The I-1 ran aground on the reef in January 1943 after a battle with two New Zealand corvettes. The submarine now lies with the shattered bow in 15 feet (5 m) and the stern in 100 feet (30 m) of water.
1990-09-29 - Tambea Reef Caves, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
15m - 48 min - Dived with Paul Bird
A reef off the coast from Tambea (a small village and resort at the North West Point of Guadalcanal). This reef has many tunnels and caves that lead from the outer perimeter of the reef and lead into the middle of the area. Seemed to be gullies overgrown by coral. Very nice dive site. On this dive I got a reverse sinus block from going down and up repeatedly through the caves.
1990-10-01 - Ruanui (Kyushu Maru), Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
30m - 61 min - Dived with Paul Bird
Ruanui (Kyushu Maru), Japanese transport ship.
1990-10-01 - Tassafaronga Bay, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
5m - 40 min - Dived with Paul Bird
A shallow water dive looking for shells and other interesting things. However the water was very unclear. If my father and I knew only 300 meters away there was an awesome site to dive, it would have been better.
1990-10-02 - Ruanui (Kyushu Maru), Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
24m - 65 min - Dived with Paul Bird
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