Pinocchio
is an excellent site for diver training and navigation
practice. It is located close to the Sunset Beach area
and thus a short ride to the dive location from the dive
centers.The name
is from the wonderful book for children by Carlo Collodi
- Adventures of Pinocchio. Local legend has it that a
mother turtle advised her naughty son to ''prove
yourself to be brave, truthful and unselfish and someday
you will be a real turtle''. We do not know whether the
young turtle followed his mother's advice or ended up
like Pinocchio with a beak growing ever longer.
Upon
entering the water you will drop down to approximately
20 meters and see a field of rock and boulder
formations. They provide a secure habitat for much
marine life. As you fin around the rocks you will
beautiful purple and yellow nudibranchs on the rock
surface.The fish
life is equally colourful with grouper, octopus, sting
rays, parrot fish and moray eels in evidence. As you
explore the site further you will come across many
pieces of amphora bottles.
