Double Rainbow All the Way...11+8+2014 - Island Divers Hawaii

This morning on the Sea Fox we had a handful of divers setting up their gear in a persistent drizzle. Energetic and chipper, they were unfazed by the inclement weather. They were rewarded for their joyous attitude, because as soon as the Sea Fox left the harbor the sky cleared up and revealed a magnificent double rainbow. It was so intense. A double rainbow all the way across the sky to the first dive site of the day, No-name barge.

*No-name Barge*
84ft – 33min

With spirits lifted high by the sight of the double rainbow, the divers entered the water and free-descended down to the bottom. Surface conditions were calm with variable winds and the visibility was an impeccable 100ft. With a mild current the divers explored the newly rediscovered dive site, courtesy of Capt. Joe, and spotted a large collection of newly formed coral heads and numerous kinds of juvenile fish. Juvenile yellow tangs, butterflyfish, and surgeonfish hugged the z-blocks and a crab was spotted in the barge.

*Fantasy Reef*
56ft – 40min

Double rainbows don’t last forever, but the call of the ocean does. With the current beginning to pick up steam, the divers set up to drift Fantasy Reef after they enjoyed some hot chocolate and cookies courtesy of the crew. Jumping in on the far west side of fantasy, the divers descended through a school of fusiliers. Zig zagging across the reef, the divers came across a host of local aquatic celebrities: a couple of giant green moray eels, a snowflake moray, an octopus, nudibranch, scorpion fish, crown of thorns starfish and a couple of hawaiian green sea turtles.