Worldly Waters (Oct4)

Conditions were fantastic for the afternoon dives! Visibility was over 100 ft and divers got to experience Hawaii diving at its best! We had a very small group of divers aboard the Sea Hound from all over the world.

At Koko Crater, divers got to freshen up on their diving, since some of them had not been in the water for a while. They picked a great day to come and get back into the water, since conditions were pristine.

We spent time exploring the ridges of the crater, coming across many sea turtles, who were enjoying a nice afternoon nap. We came across many different kinds of fish as well, including this little leafy scorpionfish!

After a half hour or so exploring the sea floor, we made our way back onto the boat and decided upon our next site. Since the divers were comfortable and experienced, we made our way over to Sea Cave since the conditions were so good.

We dropped into the wall just before 3pm and had great visibility. We made our way into the cave and came across a rather large white tipped reef shark! He swam with us for a while before making his way back out to open waters.

 

After we exited the cave, we began to drift east along the wall and enjoyed the many schools of fish that were inhabiting the reef.

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We were lucky to have such great conditions this afternoon, thanks everyone who came from all over the world to go diving with us, it was a blast!

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CREW: Marnie (instructor) Kellan (captain) Matt (crew)

CONDITIONS: 92*F, Breezy, Sunny, Koko Head Currents (E), 82*F Water

DIVE PROFILES: Koko Crater: 40ft max depth, 110+ft visibility, 32min bottom time
Sea Cave: 66ft max depth, 29min bootm time, 100+ft visibility

MARINE LIFE: reef shark, sea turtle, triggerfish, moray eel, white mouthed eel, pincushion seastar