Divers’ Choice – too much good stuff!

What an awesome day to be out on the water, and beneath the surface was pretty nice too! We left Kewalo Basin with 10 divers on board the Sea Hound, including yours truly. Before long, we were dropping in on the Sea Tiger with 100′ + visibility, almost no current, and some large Honu ( Green Sea Turtles) as well as some huge schools of Pennant Butterflyfish. Diving this wreck is always a treat. After a leisurely cruise over to the next site, we tied up at the YO-257. Here, we were immediately blessed with whale song loud and clear. The Atlantis Submarine did a drive by, and more turtles were here along with a Yellow Margin Moray Eel. Casey and Ben saw it in one of the great swim-throughs on this wreck. A Manta Ray was spotted briefly, I wish my buddy, Saul, had seen it too. As this dive was ending, some of our group on the surface actually saw a Humpback Whale as it swam by underneath them! Some surface whale activity preceded the final dive at Turtle Canyon. A nice, long, shallow reef dive was the way to end the day. Plenty of eels here, some nice coral growth, and yes, more Turtles. One of them posed nicely for his close-up, as did the Whitemouth Moray spotted by Rebecca and Brian. It was nice to have such a great group of Divers out on such a fun trip! Ryan and Kat were the last ones out, but not before Ryan had His own Manta encounter. Also on board for the festivities were Melissa and Ben. Thank you all for coming with us on this little adventure, I hope you will join us again soon. Until then, Aloha..

 

Weather Conditions: Wind 10-15, Seas 2 ft, Mild Current
Dive Sites: Sea Tiger, YO-257, Turtle Canyon
Dive Conditions: Sea Tiger – Visibility 100+, Depth 110 ft., calm. YO-257 – Visibility 80 – 100 ft., Depth 95 ft., mild East current.
Turtle Canyon – Visibility 60-70 ft., Depth 35 ft., mild East current.
Marine Life Observed: Sea Turtles, Various Eels, Manta Ray, Pennant Butterflyfish, Humpback Whales, Spinner Dolphins.
Staff: Captain Kendal, Crew Davy, Instructor Matt