HUMPBACKS WHILE DIVING !!  jan 4

HUMPBACKS WHILE DIVING !! jan 4

A dive for the books today, as the Pacific Ocean treated us to an extremely rare and other-worldly second dive. Sea cave was our first stop, and a great dive it was, as we spotted turtles, both inside and outside the cave, as well as huge schools of reef fish,...
DIVE OR JUST WHALE WATCH? !! 30 Jan

DIVE OR JUST WHALE WATCH? !! 30 Jan

whales were singing during our dive and breaching around our dive boat today.  man, what a great experience!  these Humpback whales that visit Hawaii yearly are truly magnificent creatures.  it is rare to see a whale while diving, but it happens on occasion.  we do...
SHARKS OR TURTLES? 22 jan

SHARKS OR TURTLES? 22 jan

Which do you prefer, sharks or turtles?  hmm, you say, I like to see them both.  well, good news, today we saw lots of both, on both dive sites!  first stop was Baby Barge, where there is a turtle cleaning station, as well as a ‘shark cave.’  both were in...
DIVING IN THE DARK!!  12 jan.

DIVING IN THE DARK!! 12 jan.

always an extra shot of adrenaline when you giant stride into the dark water!  of course that is part of diving anywhere, but a night dive is always unique, or so it seems to me.  with only a small lighted area, our dive world shrinks down to that flashlight beam, and...
LAST DIVE ?  31 dec.

LAST DIVE ? 31 dec.

yes, last dive. . .  of 2015!  and it was spectacular!  winds were down, and everyone wanted to do Sea Cave, an incredible, world-class drift dive on the wall outside Hanauma Bay!  it is an old lava tube, which we enter at a depth of around 50 feet. the entrance is a...