Simply the best

Erik Oskarsson · Issue 78, May/Jun 2014 · pp. 67–71

Products mentioned: Emperor Superior liveaboard, Nikon D7000, Nauticam Housing, Inon Z-240 Strobes, Tokina 10-17mm Fish eye Lens, Sigma 105mm EX Macro, Tamron 28-75

Diving around the Brothers, Daedalus reef and Elphinstone is widely known around the world, in fact so good that CNN a few years ago ranked the Brothers to be one of the world’s top 10 dive sites. So it’s not for nothing that travel agencies sometimes, slightly pretentious, name cruises to the Brothers, Daedalus reef and Elphinstone as Simple the Best. But diving at these remote locations should not be done without caution, as the conditions around Brothers and Daedalus can be somewhat of a challenge even for more seasoned divers. Strong currents, heavy seas and relatively deep water are common, but it is also these factors that make the diving around these reefs so fantastic. A few friends and I decided to prove if these reefs are worthy of their name, so we spent one week cruising with the Emperor Superior live-aboard between the Brothers, Daedalus and Elphinstone in early November las…