Drifting East (Nov12)

We have been so lucky the past couple of days to be able to make our way around the east side of the island to check out some new dive sites. With calm seas, the few divers we had aboard the Sea Fox decided to make our way to the east, to check out some less traveled dive sites.

The first place we hopped into was right off the mouth of Haunama Bay, also known as Paliea Point. We drifted east and made our way down the wall on the Southeastern tip of the island.

We came across all different kinds of reef, from a 60+ft wall, to coral covered sea floor. Divers had a great time seeing all the marine life that inhabited the bottom and came across some rare creatures!

We came across this super rare dragon moray that is highly priced among the illegal fish trade here in Hawaii. Its good to see them around on the reefs!

At the second site, we hopped in at Skimmin’s Reef and had a nice time exploring the reef and the wall that create this diverse dive site. We even came across a rater exposed octopus that swam along side of us for quite some time.

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

CONDTIONS: 100+ft visibility, 82*F air, 81*F water, eastern current

DIVE PROFILES: Pailea Point: max depth 66ft, dive time 38min

Skimmin’s Reef: max depth 80ft, dive time 36min

MARINE LIFE: dragon moray, eagle ray, brittle sea star, wrasse, Moorish idol