Rocking a Full House 10*13*2014

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Happy Discoverer’s Day!!! Today at Island Divers the Sea Fox was host to a FULL HOUSE of divers from the around the world. After being loaded up, the boat left @ 0830 and was met with moderate trades from the west and 3-5 ft seas. It was nothing the divers and crew couldn’t handle, this boat was filled with advanced and experienced divers. The first stop: Kahala Barge.

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*Kahala Barge: 94ft – 33min*

Descending down the line was quick and easy due to the very light current. At the bottom, the divers were met with 70 foot visibility and tons and tons of reef fish swimming about. Passing through the wreck, the divers spied a white tip reef shark taking a nap. The divers passed with cool and calm demeanor without rousing the slumbering 4ft. predator. Out of the barge and around the back, the divers went through another swim through before enjoying the top of the wreck and it’s many budding coral heads on the way back to the line. With deco time and air running down, the divers ascended to complete a safety stop before returning to the surface. Next stop: Fantasy Reef.

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*Fantasy Reef: 53 ft – 40min*

Tying up on the Diamond Head side of the reef, the Sea Fox positioned herself down current to facilitate a drift dive towards Koko Head. The current was fairly strong, but that didn’t stop the divers from zig zag drifting back and forth across the reef. The first local celebrity spotted: a GIGANTIC octopus! Plucked out of the hole by one of our intrepid guests, the octopus flared out and easily enveloped the upper torso of the diver before swimming off in a cloud of ink. Many a shaka was thrown at the sight of the octopus, but there was still plenty drift and see. Zagging back across, the divers came across some Spanish Dancer eggs and a couple of nudibranchs chilling along the bottom. Zigging in the other direction, the divers swam through schools of triggerfish and pennant monarchs before having a Hawaiian green sea turtle fly by. To top it all off, a spotted eagle ray hung out with the group with they did a drifting safety stop. Another A+ day in the books at Island Divers. A big shout out to the crew: Captain Matt, Lil Chris, Eva, and Manolo!!!