Great dives with lots of subjects, large, medium and small. Even some extra medium.
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Makena x 2: Sunset and Morning
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Lana’i: Menpache Caves
Well, we did 2 dives at Lana’i but was having lens issues in the 1st dive so I only have pictures from the 2nd. There first dive was relatively uneventful until the end of the dive when about 200 Spinner Dolphins went swimming by. Tried to video them, but they were far off and the […]
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Ulua Night
Ornate Octopus foraging at half speed
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Post-election Blues Dive
Let the ocean wash the blues away… ironic, I know.
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Molokini, Nahuna Pt, & Ulua
Ulua: Molokini: Nahuna Pt:
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Ulua Afternoon
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Ulua and Makena weekend dives
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Sunday Dives: Kealia & Ulua
First dive at Kealia Pond with Donna. My mission was to find a sea horse, but that failed. We did, however get encircled by a school of Bluefin Trevally which was very cool. Second dive was at Ulua. My mission was to find the Elegant Sap-sucking Slug again to get better pictures. That was a […]
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Keawakapu Deep
Found the deep reef in 110 feet today that I had been meaning to get to. There was a nice spot with bigger than normal fish populations for Maui these days. It was refreshing. As it was an exploratory dive, I wanted to travel light since as I had two scooters; so I only took […]
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Ulua Night
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Ulua: Kim’s B’ay Dive
And all she wanted was an octopus, and she got it.
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Black Rock Night Dive: OMFG!
I was once told that diving in the Philippines would ruin diving in Hawaii. Well, I wholeheartedly disagree! Last night’s dive at Black Rock off Ka’anapali was absolutely spectacular. We, Donna and I, saw several species I had not seen/photographed before, and there was just life everywhere. Plus we got visited repeatedly by a teenage […]
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Ulua x 2: Sunset and Morning dives
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Ulua Monday Night Dive
Gotta love a night dive! New critters spotted tonight: Common Box Crab, Hairy Elbow Crab (won’t see it in the picture, too camouflaged, so I outlined it in a duplicate photo, and provided a video of it moving in case you still don’t believe there was a crab in that picture), and Shortjaw Bonefish (could […]
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Ulua Sunday
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Makena Saturday
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Makena Sunset Nudibranchs
And the first time I’ve seen a turtle with tumors in a long time.
I did a couple more dives at Ulua yesterday. First one with Daniel and Donna, 2nd just me.
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Back to Ulua
It is my on call weekend, which means I have to be close to home and computer until 2:00pm. So at 2:01pm, I loaded my gear, went to get a tank and was in the water by 3:00. It will be the same tomorrow. Good things about afternoon dives: easy parking and no other divers. […]
For the final Niihau dive day, I went with Explore Kauai Scuba’s 6 pack boat. The company is owned and operated by Nick and Jessie, and it was by far the best charter to Niihau; it was the shortest trip, due to leaving out of Waimea’s harbor, and it Wass the most relaxed trip. Diving […]
With Sea Sports Divers again. Dive sites: Vertical Awareness, Anthony’s Okole, and Pyramid Point.
I did a solo shore divest Koloa Landing between Niihau days. Then the 3rd Niihau dive day was once again with Fathom Five Divers 6-pack boat. Dive sites were: Neon Cave, Vertical Awareness, and Pyramid Point.
2nd dive day at Niihau, this time with Sea Sports Divers. The dives were Vertical Awareness, Niihau Arches, and Neon Cave to Pyramid Point drift.
Finally, after 30 years in Hawaii, I am doing the Niihau dives off Lehua Rock. Since the crossing to Niihau is often not doable, I booked 5 charters with 3 different companies in the hopes of getting there at least once. We made it all 5 trips! And it was truly awe inspiring! Monk seals […]