Looking for Bowser-15 November
What a great day of South Oahu diving! We set out from Kewalo Basin aboard the Sea Hound with a great group of divers. Ocean conditions kept us from our first choice, Pinnacles, so we started at an old favorite the Sea Tiger. At the wreck, visibility was great and there was no significant current making it a pleasant way to start the day. A snoozing Green Sea Turtle greeted us on the deck, and we saw Undulated and Green Morays, a couple of Spotted Eagle Rays, plus a bunch of Pennant Butterflyfish. Sooo nice!
Hope with clean gloves.
Greetings!
For the second jump, we headed to something different, Mario Land. This is a shallow site, with some really great reef structure and pipes to explore. Large schools of reef fish cruising around here, and lots of good hiding places for reef critters. We saw some more Eels and a couple large Crabs too. Inside the pipes, there is lots of life, but Bowser was a no show.
Mario’s pipes.
Reefy.
After pulling in for an extended surface interval with sandwiches and soda, we headed back out for our third dive. Very light current and decent vis made for a great third drop. We got to explore both the YO-257 and the San Pedro wrecks on a single dive. Blue Stripe Snappers, more Sleeping Turtles, and fun swim throughs were a great way to end the day. Thanks to Ben, Hope, Deb, Rick, Jason, Morgan, Erika, and Coty for being a safe and fun group.
Rick
Deb
Conditions: Sunny, Breezy, SW Swell
Dive Profiles: Sea Tiger – 108 ft, 26 min, 78 F, Vis 100 ft
Mario Land – 39 ft, 55 min, 79 F, Vis 60 ft
YO-257/San Pedro – 94 ft, 36 min, 78 F, Vis 80 ft
Staff: John (Captain), Matt (Instructor)
