Island Divers Hawaii Staff Members

well, i’ve seen lots of various creatures seeming to pair up while swimming or resting – eels and octopus in particular, but turtles always seem to be rather solitary, even if they are in close physical proximity.  today we saw something different, a couple of turtles seemingly enjoying each others company, but not in an amorous way!  check out the photos below!  we saw this behavior at staff favorite, Fantasy Reef, our 2nd dive.  the swells were large today, creating some fun back and forth surge, but dropping the viz down to about 80 feet, much less than our typical 150.  still we had a fun time checking out all the turtles, reef fish, coral, and a big white tip shark that cruised by briefly!   lots of smiles on the boat! our first dive was at Koko craters, and the surge was challenging, but fun, and a good experience in dealing with the ocean as a diver.  the viz was ok near the surface , but the surge also kicked up lots of sand from the bottom so the viz could periodically drop down to 5 feet or less.  we did manage to find a couple of turtles, and various reef fish, but the fun and challenge of the dive was learning to deal with the surge, which was significant!  thanks to all for safe diving,

larry and captain todd

Koko craters      38 feet   35 minutes   5 – 40 viz

fantasy reef        45 feet    40 min     80 viz