Photobombs and Sea Cave (Nov8)
The weather is getting chillier here in Oahu and the diving just gets better. The conditions were pristine for our first dive at Koko Crater, and with just two divers, we had a lot of room to play.
We spent a long time on this shallow reef and explored with some extra-curious sea turtles at Secret Ledge.
I love this little guys photobomb in the crater!
We came across this slipper lobster as well, he was buried in the cracks along the reefs edge.
After our first dive, we chose a more challenging site for our second. This diver (who dove with us on the morning boat as well) was ready to see one of my favorite sites on this island.
When we hopped in at Sea Cave we were greeted by another friendly turtle who was making his way out of the cave.
We also spotted this moray sitting on the sand at the entrance to the cave.
Once we got in the cave we found four small white tipped reef sharks enjoying the calm conditions in the cave.
Once we left the cave, we made our way to the west, with the wall on our right side. We came across tons of fish and turtles enjoying the clear waters.
We spotted an octopus that was hanging out in a rock pile that stayed just long enough for me to snap this photo.
Another great find along the bottom was this overturned trident shell.
Just before we made our way to the open water, we were sent off by yet another friendly turtle, a great way to end some awesome dives this afternoon.
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CREW: Marnie (instructor) Joe (captain) Kelsey (crew)
CONDTIONS: 86*F air temp, scattered showers, 81*F water temp, diamondhead current (w)
DIVE PROFILES: Koko Crater: max depth 40ft, dive time 52min, visibility 80ft
Sea Cave: max depth 70ft, dive time 45min, visibility 100ft+
MARINE LIFE: sea turtles, reef sharks, eels, trident shell, cowfish, octopus, slipper lobster
