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Wispy Whales 3/16/2014

Wispy Whales 3/16/2014

    We departed for our whale watch about 15 minutes late at 16:45 tonight. We had 15 happy whale watchers on the boat ready to embark and enjoy the wonderful whales. We came out into the Maunalua Bay and went east towards China walls/ Spitting cave area we...

ninja turtles – March 12, 2014

ninja turtles – March 12, 2014

This afternoon, Capt. Kendall brought us to Koko Craters and Turtle Canyons where we took two terrific groups of divers around the shallow sites. David took the certified divers while Sam lead two refresher scuba divers and a DSD around the sites. Turtles, morays,...

Drifting low 3/15/2014

Drifting low 3/15/2014

Saturday early morning we began our day with some heavy rain and strong winds from the North east. Everyone was feeling ready to get in the water by the time we departed the dock on time at 8:30 am. We tried to tie up at the Corsair but the current was too strong...

Close Encounters!

Close Encounters!

What a fantastic day for an afternoon dive! The warm sun and calm seas made for some great visibility and the divers had a an awesome afternoon on Koko Crater and Turtle Canyon. The conditions were fantastic at Koko Crater, allowing divers to enjoy some of Hawaii's...

Tuesdays with morays

Tuesdays with morays

OK, it's not Tuesday, but the erudite reader will not have to google the reference. and there were lots of morays out there today and almost all were accompanied by friendly crabs, shrimp, or pipe fish!  Viz was 90 feet at Kahala Barge and we got to see some...

Octopus Rendezvous – March 13, 2014

Octopus Rendezvous – March 13, 2014

Eager divers and travelers, Camilo and Adriana were a refreshing sight for Davy's tired instructor eyes.  It was even more refreshing when minutes before the end of our second dive we had an Octopus Rendezvous which set the energy soaring. Meanwhile back at the ranch,...

FANTASY LANDING CRAFT – March 12, 2014

FANTASY LANDING CRAFT – March 12, 2014

We had a full boat this morning aboard the Sea Fox, also known as the Fantasy Landing Craft. At 830, Captain Kendalltron 7000 brought us out of the marina and into Hanauma Bay. After a short steam to the southwest, we reached our first dive site: the LCU wreck. The...

Tuesdays with morays

jake and the fat man

WOW!  150 foot visibility today! although  strong current kicked our butts at Fantasy Reef on the first dive,  we still had a blast, seeing turtles, big eels, and fantastic topography!  jake, at 10 years, is a great diver already, even tho this was his 1st dive as a...

Tuesdays with morays

DIVE REPORT 3/11/14

We saw a TURTLE!  actually, lots of them, plus eels, including a viper moray, frogfish, an octopus, and loads of reef fish.  skies were blue, water was warm, with a bit of surge at Koko Craters and Turtle Canyons.  TJ was teaching OW 3/4, while i had some intro...