Fantastic Fantasy 5/11

On this peachy keen Saturday morning we departed with the idea to dive Big Barge, Kahala barge. Hopping in the water to tie up Flora informed the group of the incredible site conditions no current with 100+ visibility. With the slack current I indulged in trying something new taking a group of divers to the cement pilings to the west of the wreck. Hundreds of different types of fish and several different types of eels, making our dive as incredible as the conditions we were given. After our scenic surface interval we tied up again at Fantasy reef, descending right on a nesting octopus, enjoying his little peek a boo game, after swimming the length of the site and arriving back under the boat we had an epic eel fight, a viper moray and white mouthed eel, absolutely enthralling. After a 45 minute dive we surfaced watching the turtles surface around the boat. Thank you all so much for coming out with us today it was a real pleasure diving with each and every one of you, with such excellent conditions. A special thanks to Larry Hogan and Flora Lee for being such a big help and having such great attitudes all day long, I could not have done it with out you!

Weather conditions: 1 to 2 foot south swell, Light east wind
Dive sites: Kahala Barge and Fantasy Reef
Dive conditions: Kahala ; max depth 98 ft, 30 minute dive, temp 79 f, no current: Fantasy Reefs; max depth 42 ft, 45 minute dive, temp 80 f, light west current
Marine Life observed: Green Sea turtles, Yellow moray eel, cleaner shrimp, viper moray, Horned helmet and Cushion star fish
Staff: Captain Joe, Crew: Kelsey, Instructors: Maxine, Larry  Dive master: Flora