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FROGFISH ARE SO INTERESTING!  3/20/2014

FROGFISH ARE SO INTERESTING! 3/20/2014

Yes they are!  of course so is everything else underwater!  but frogfish can be hard to find, so it is always a treat to find one.  i'm so proud of myself when i do.  🙂    today's conditions was just spectacular, with viz around 150 feet, and a pretty flat surface,...

Whale watch and Hammer heads too! 3/19/2014

Whale watch and Hammer heads too! 3/19/2014

On this gorgeous evening we were blessed with the calmest day we have had all week. Practically no wind and no swell, our whale watching crew was among the most lively and entertaining of the year. We departed around 16:40 heading out of the channel and going around...

Sea Cave Mystery 3/19/2014

Sea Cave Mystery 3/19/2014

Starting off very well this morning, we departed on time at 8:30 and all the divers were excited and ready to go, all arriving at the requested time of 8 or earlier. I initially intended to dive the Corsair but the current was far to strong to tie up so after asking...

Harley Davidson Divers 3/17/2014

Harley Davidson Divers 3/17/2014

It was a super-glide day today as conditions were perfect for diving, including a nice current which we used as a drift on our last dive at Turtle Canyons, gliding over hard corals, several turtles, octopus, eels large and small, and lots of reef fish. viz was 120+,...

Getting Seasick Is The Pits

When I Google "How to Prevent Getting Seasick" I get a multitude of reasonable offers.  Over the counter medications (Dramamine, Bonine, Meclizine and Benadryl), prescription medications (Promethazine, Ephedrine,  Scopolamine), and natural remedies (ginger pills,...

Sunset Serenade 18 March 2014

Last night was a wonderful evening for a night dive off the southeast side of Oahu. We headed out before sunset to do a dive on the Corsair and had great viz and a light current as we headed down the line. The were fish all about the wreck with schools of...

Corsair Airplane Crashes – dive report 3/16/14

Well, the crash was actually back in 1946, and with the pilot having to safely ditch it due to engine problems, we have another great dive site on Oahu, 3 miles directly offshore of the Island Divers Hawaii shop in Hawaii Kai!  Extremely high winds scared Captain Joe,...

Dolphins and Whale Extravaganza 3/17/2014

Dolphins and Whale Extravaganza 3/17/2014

Our trip began with a Big Happy St. Patrick's Day smile, we departed around 16:45 on a fairly windy, but sunny day.  We got off to a good start because within 5 minutes of being outside of the channel we spotted a pod of spinner dolphins. The bouncy dolphins played...

Baby Sharks and Hawksbill 17 March 2014

It was a little bit of a windy day today but the diving was wonderful off the southeast side of Oahu. We had a small group for divers with Roger and Sharon diving on the LCU this morning.  The viz was great with 100ft+ and there was a mild current on the bottom. Right...