Hey! Hey! its the MONK-ees!

What a BEE-utiful December day on Oahu… sunny skies, calm waters, and a great group of divers on the Hound!… what more can you ask for? Alex, Andrew. Bryan, Caroline, Courtney, Craig, Helen, Jim, Leslie, Peter, Scott, and Steve set out for a Saturday of breathing under the Pacific Ocean. Since the water was kind to us we set out to the East side of the Island, just past Hanauma Bay and South of Sandys Beach, to a site known as Skimmons Reef. A nice easy entry into the water and down 50 ft to the reef. Reef fish of all kinds scattered around the site; Yellow tail Goatfish, Trumpets, Moorish Idols, and Butterfly fish cruised the coral, and what site would be complete without a siting of…

our friend the Yellow Margin Moray Eeel!

Next it was on to Baboons Nose, a site just outside of Hanauma Bay… in and out of the lava walls and around the bend… where the current began to pick up. Just as the group was about to turn around 2 MONK SEALS dove down on the group!…

EPIC! Rare to see 1 Monk Seal… but 2? AWESOME! and as they went out of site another creature decided to buzz the group…

A friendly Green Sea Turtle buzzed bye…

and finally last but not least…

an Octopus darted out from the coral and showed off its color changing abilities… a fantastic showing by our underwater friends!

Thank you to all our divers for a safe and fun day on the Hound… and a Happy New Year to all!

Skimmons Reef 50 Ft/ 40 Min/ 74*

Baboons Nose 55 Ft/ 45 Min/ 74*

Dave- Lead

Sophie- Capt