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We finned forward, winding our way through the large boulders. Here and there we encountered large kelp forests blocking our way. The large 10 feet long fronds at the uppermost ends of the kelp billowed in the gentle current and snagged at everything that protruded from your rig, wrapping themselves around your knife or your tank. We swam right down to the bottom of the kelp stalks and found that once you got below the 10 feet long waving fronds and got in amongst the stalks, there was plenty clear space between the stalks to swim through with your chest close down onto the rocks, underneath the carpet of fronds.

Although we searched in and around the large boulders and potholes at the end of the headland, we didn’t find the fabled cannon. Eventually we turned and made our way back into the bay and headed towards the shore. As I moved back up into slightly shallower water the pain in my sinuses returned. This time it seemed that the air in my sinuses was at a higher pressure than the water pressure around me. It wanted to get out to equalise but couldn’t because of the same blockage that had caused the trouble on the way out. It was exact the opposite situation from the descent.