FLYING GURNARDS ARE HARD TO FIND!

Yes they are!  especially since they never really fly, but instead just mostly hide on the bottom, when not crawling around searching for snacks.  We did find one on our second dive at Turtle Canyons and it was a real treat (photo above)!  We had beautiful conditions, 100 plus foot viz, and mild current. We also saw several species of morays – vipers, white mouths, stouts, and yellow margin!  a great dive for eel fans! vipers are my favorite!  also loads of reef fish, as turtle canyons is a nursery for the juveniles of many species.  Congrats and great job to both  Britt (from alaska – brr! – but on her way to sunny Spain) and always smiling Akemi, both of whom are now certified Open Water divers!  also along were a great group of divers from Utah – Greg, Linda, Aaron, Jeff, and Randi all loving their first dives in Hawaii!  First stop at Koko craters was also a real treat, as besides the huge turtles and eels, we had a large pod of spinner dolphins cruise right by us as we made our way back to the Sea Fox!  there were at least 30, all bunched together, just swimming silently by, probably napping!  beautiful sight!  Instructor Marnie got some awesome footage of the same pod on her morning dive, hopefully she’ll post it!!  thanks to all for a great day of diving in Oahu!  Larry and Captain Kendal