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Morning Frog Fish Delight – March 6, 2014

Davy Eleen Vercoe

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Purple Snowflake Coral

Purple Snowflake Coral

Yellow goat fish highway

Yellow goat fish highway

Cave of Wonders

Cave of Wonders

Sea Fox BABY!

Sea Fox BABY!

Weather Conditions: Light winds, surface was smooth  like a lake

Dive Sites: LCU-Maunalua Bay/Sea cave-KoKo Head

Dive Conditions: Slight current, good viz (60-80ft)

Pulling up to the LCU it was super flat with a slight current. After tying the Sea Fox off  and really getting a good look at the  crystal conditions we plummeted  down the water column to the wreck without a moments hesitation. Well, except for Bob Fleckenstien who still sports an old school film underwater camera and savored every minute of his dives. Thanks Bob for your positive energy from beginning to end of the our day no matter what.

 

Under the sea I immediately found Frog Fish Delight.  SEE VIDEO CLIP- I believe that is a pregnant frog fish,   please let me know what you think divers. My divers, Stu, Robert, Sam, Bill, Ronald, Kaytlyn, and Brent, were a chill group of divers as comfortable in the water as an moray eel hunting octopus. Thanks guys.

 

 After exploring the LCU wreck, watching Sam try on boots, finding nudibranchs, and snowflake coral, we came up to grab some snacks and hot chocolate.

Sam, boot shopping

Sam, boot shopping

            After, we motored on over to Sea Cave, dropped in negative, and found a pleasant current speed to drift with. Along the way we found nudibranch’s, huge one eyed puffer fish, turtle juniors, schools of butterfly fish, cowries and hawk fish in and out of the cave.  The temperature on the dive was 74 degrees Fahrenheit so after about 50 minutes all the divers were back on the Fox for hot pours, and tea. Even after arriving back to the dock, cleaning the boat, and getting my divers back to Waikiki, Bob and I were still raving about the gorgeous dives at LCU and Sea Cave.

God Bless & Safe Diving

Davy

 

Audio clip is by Funkadelic- Nappy Dugout