Fantastic Conditions at Fantasy!
Nothing but sunny skies for this mornings dive! As we all gathered at the shop and got our gear ready, we got a nice boat briefing from the captain before we headed out for our first site. With all experience divers, we had no problems getting geared up and ready to jump in the warm waters!
At our first site, Kahala Barge, divers had the chance to see the shipwreck with great visibility! Despite the surface conditions, dropping down to 90+ ft proved that conditions can change at any time. We had a lot of opportunity to explore the site and check out some of the swim throughs that are formed out of wreckage.
It was a rather active day for the marine life that now inhabit the ship, and with the current, divers had an opportunity to see a lot of the marine life out and about. It was a great way to start off our morning charter!
Divers then made their way back aboard the Sea Fox, and were extra careful today getting back on since their was a bit of tension on the surface. We had some light snacks and swited our tanks over and got ready to drift at our second dive site.
Over at Fantasy, we dropped down onto a rather calm current. It was a bit surprising how mild it was given the past few days and the weather that we have had. It really made for a great dive!
We really had a lot of fun playing with the turtles and going through the coral arches that are formed by coral. Since conditions were so calm, we got to spend a bit more time underwater and enjoy the great conditions we had for this afternoons dive!
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CREW: Marnie (instructor) Joe (captain)
WEATHER CONDITIONS: 89*F, sunny, slight breeze
DIVE PROFILES: Kahala Barge: 79*F water temp, 98ft max depth, 32min bottom time, mild west current
Fantasy Reef: 80*F water temp, 56ft max depth, 37min bottom time, slight west current
MARINE LIFE OBSERVED: crown of thorns, moray eel, sea turtle, blue dragon nudibranch, wrasse, butterflyfish
