LURE OF THE MONK SEAL !!  july 14

LURE OF THE MONK SEAL !! july 14

hard to describe what a treat it is to see a Hawaiin Monk Seal !  they are big, swift-moving, and often intelligently curious.  they can gracefully appear and disappear like a shadow in the water. Or they can swim right up to you, trying to get a good look at your...
SURROUNDED BY A THOUSAND EELS !!   6 july

SURROUNDED BY A THOUSAND EELS !! 6 july

and resting on the ocean floor is the wreck of the Corsair airplane.  this plane, way back in 1946, took off from Hickam AFB, quickly developed engine problems, and was safely landed in the ocean off Oahu’s southern shore.  that talented pilot came back years...
NAKED AND AFRAID!!  6/25

NAKED AND AFRAID!! 6/25

is one of those survival TV shows, and it can be very entertaining, as it is quite fun watching people being afraid while they’re naked (and they’re not even dating)!  Fortunately  we don’t have to struggle to survive while diving on the Sea Fox, as...
OFF THE DEEP END !!  6.21

OFF THE DEEP END !! 6.21

one of the many things  we love in diving – a nice deep wreck!  we have one we call Big Barge, as opposed to the famous turtle hangout, Baby Barge.  Big Barge is, well, bigger!  today there were several large ulua, or jacks inside the wreck.  and when i say...
TAKO TUESDAY !! 7 june

TAKO TUESDAY !! 7 june

Tako or taco, we love them both!!  but I’ll take seeing a tako (octopus) underwater anytime over eating a taco after the dive!  our 2nd dive today was a drift of spectacular Fantasy Reef, where we found the aforementioned octopus, as well as 2 sharks, a plethora...