Category: Dive Blog
Ulua: Kim’s B’ay Dive
And all she wanted was an octopus, and she got it.
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 […]
Ulua x 2: Sunset and Morning dives
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 […]
Ulua Sunday
Makena Saturday
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.
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. […]
Niihau Dives Day 5 (and last)
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 […]
Niihau Dives Day 4
With Sea Sports Divers again. Dive sites: Vertical Awareness, Anthony’s Okole, and Pyramid Point.
Koloa Landing and Niihau Dives Day 3
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.
Niihau Dives Day 2
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.
Niihau Dives Day 1
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 […]
Makena Again
Great dive with Donna today! Water was calm, and clearing up nicely. Though the cave with the shark was stirred by by previous divers. 🙁
Makena Pau Hana Dive
Finished my last work day for a week and a day, off work until Sept. 10, so had to do a pau hana dive. My camera died (didn’t get fully charged for some reason) with when I found 2 Polygon Pleurobranch’s that I had never seen before. Most of my time I spent trying too […]
Another Pre-storm Ulua Dive
Still nice, but surf and wind were rising fast when I got out of the water.
Pre-storm Pau Hana Ulua Afternoon Dive
‘Nuff said.
Ulua Eagle Rays
Back to Ulua and greeted by 2 Spotted Eagle;e Rays!
Ulua Octopus
Hung out with an octopus for quite a while when it was hunting. Love it!
Kahekili & Ulua Beach
2 dives today; 1st dive with Lynette at Kahekili, aka Airport, Beach. 2nd by myself at Ulua. 2 new to me species today: the Hawaiian Longfin Anthias (got photo, not great) and the Blue Swallowtail Slug (did not get picture as I did not have macro lens on that dive).
Makena Landing
I went out looking for a Snow-godess Nudibranch because I wanted to try my new light on it, and I found it and got a decent shot. 🙂
Ulua (new light)
Today I was trying out a new light with snoot for macro. I like the new light, but need to work on using the snoot more as it adds an extra complication in setting up a shot.
Back to Ulua
South swell was still up today, but I decided to brave Ulua because I just find cooler critters there. Visibility on the inside was 5-15 feet, but got up to about 30 to 40 feet towards the end of the outer reef. There was still a lot of surge, however, even in 50 feet of […]