Second site was called Kim’s something… anyway…
Awesome day!!!! Went with Maui Dreams Dive Company’s boat, the Maui Diamond. Molokini was blown out due to 30 knot northeast winds, so we went to Coral Gardens, the name I use for the whole area along the Pali west of Ma’alaea Harbor.
At the first site we had a rare and very special treat: a Hawaiian Monk Seal. Not everyone saw her, and I almost missed her. The whale song was so loud, I was making it a point to look up from the reef into the blue hoping that a Humpback Whale may saunter by, but instead I see a Monk Seal hovering above another divers head:
I didn’t get close enough for a good picture before she started leaving the area. I decided to ditch the group and swim with her, not expecting to be able to keep up or get close, but I know they do get curious so I was hoping she would stop and check me out… and she did. And I got video:
Oh, and we saw some other stuff too…
For today’s pictures I used the housed iPhone 14 Pro with my new SeaDragon 5000+ photo light (love it!) and the 2500F photo light.