Sunny Sunday (Sept21)

We were greeted by calm waters today! Jumping in at each site was such a treat, we had almost no currents on all three of our Sunday dives. A great group of divers came out to see what was happing on the southside of Oahu.

Dropping in at our first site, LCU, we were welcomed by two white-tipped reef sharks, one of which was 6+ft long! They have been hanging around the past few days and we were lucky enough to spot some today!

There we schools of fish surrounding the wreck as well. Its always fun to check under each of the concrete blocks and see what is hiding beneath. Today we saw tons of squirrelfish. On the way back up, some of the divers were lucky enough to spot a baby eagle ray that had a wingspan of 1ft! So cute!

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We had a nice surface interval on our way to the second site over in Waikiki. We sure spent a lot of time on the bow enjoying the warm sunshine.

Dropping down onto the YO257 was a really fantastic experience today. We had almost no current and visibility was fantastic! Many of the divers made their way over to the San Pedro, which is just a short swim away.

Exploring the deck of this wreck is a lot of fun because there are so many things to see and a lot of swimthroughs to enjoy.

Exploring the bridge is my favorite, with the stairs and cabin housing many different species of fish. There were some rather large ahi swimming inside today, and we got to check them out as we made our way back to the boat.

Coming back from the Waikiki area, we enjoyed a nice lunch with sandwiches, brie, hummus, and fresh pineapple. It was a great way to recharge for our final dive.

We drifted Spitting Caves for our last site, and divers not only got great visibility, but experienced the marine life at its best. We collected a lot of debris from this beautiful site today, including 10+lbs of fishing weights, soda cans, and even a fishing pole! It was great to have such awesome divers help cleanup some of our most treasured reefs!

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CREW: Marnie (instructor) Joe (captain) Lauren (crew)

CONDITIONS: 90-100ft visibility, Sunny, 90*F air temp, 83*F water temp, Diamondhead current

DIVE PROFILES: LCU: 92ft max depth, 38min bottom time

YO257: 100ft max depth, 36min bottom time

Spitting Caves: 55ft max depth, 28min bottom time

MARINE LIFE: baby spotted eagle ray, sharks, frogfish, turtle