5/09 Shark City, Jellies Everywhere, And Then Turtles Come Look At Us
Friday – Darren, Joy, Bill, Andy, and a bunch of guys from both Sunshine Scuba and Alohana were on the boat this morning as we headed out to Baby barge. The ocean was glassy, lake Maunalua, because we’ve had some awesome Kona winds the last two days. Perfect diving conditions. Sunny, low swell, no wind. Plunging on the Baby barge we made our way over to the shark cave and saw…. a shark! Mama shark, (doo doo x3). Then back at the barge itself Andy and I jammed ourselves into a tiny cave where there’re usually turtles and saw… another shark! (Doo doo, 3 more times) The video is below. On the way up the surface looks amazing and the top 15 feet is jellies rolling in the current. From there we move over to Fantasea and the current is basically dead. But we drift it anyway! Why not? The swell almost puts Darren to sleep and at the second swim through we see… a baby shark! (Doo doo… you get the idea.) All through the dive we just hang out with turtles. Literally I was hanging from my SMB at the end of the dive and a turtle just came over and stared at me. He was maybe wondering why I wasn’t trying to eat him. Or if I looked tasty. I never can tell. Thanks errbody for making it a fun trip. Stay safe.
Bonus Video!
Darren swims!
That turtle is as big as Lauren!
Joy conducting? Casting a bubble charm? Pointing?
Dapper Bill with an awesome/outrageous mustache
So many cameras!
Weather conditions: Not Windy, Small Swell, Unbearably sunny.
Dive sites: Baby Barge, Fantasea Reef
Dive conditions: Baby: Medium current, 90ft, 78F; Fantasea: No current, 45ft, 78F
Marine Life observed: White tip reef shark x3! Green sea turtle, Stargazer eel
Staff: Captain Joe; Crew: Erica; Instructors: Kellan
