Archive for year: 2015

Spitting cave was our third dive today, and it was a fitting climax to a spectacular day of diving. we began our scuba journey by mooring up the Sea Fox to the Kahala Barge.  at 90 feet in the sand, it is a wreck made for swimming through, with large rectangles cut in the deck for light and entrance, giving us excellent visibility within the old barge.  Except for the black room!  which is a blast to see, and that you can only do with a flashlight.  this room often houses various creatures, including sharks, large jacks (ulua in hawaiin), turtles, as well as various mollusks and huge crabs!  our 2nd dive was Fantasy Reef, and we saw over 10 large green Hawaiin sea turtles.  they love this spot, as the volcanic topography of overhangs, caves, and swim-throughs, offers multiple hiding spots for these resting creatures!  3rd dive was a drift of Spitting Cave, a spectacular wall, which wows divers from all over the world.  other-worldly topography of canyons and caves, marine life from tiny to huge, including monk seals, rays, sharks, turtles, frog fish, octopus, and large shoals of reef fish create mind blowing tour along this incredible wall.  thanks to all for safe diving,  larry, mary, kendal

kahala barge    90 ft  30 min  150 viz

fantasy reef      52 ft   50 min  150 viz

spitting cave    50 ft   55 min   140 viz

we call it the LCU for short, and it stands for Landing Craft Unit.  and it also stands for Landing Craft Upsidedown!  when this ship was purposely sunk to create an artificial reef, it flipped upside down.  Due to its slightly concave shape, and the rear wheelhouse this upside-down wreck has a very cool aspect for us divers.  and that is there is a marvelous space underneath the wreck that is habitually occupied by white tip sharks.  this is often where we choose to dive, when our divers want to see sharks!  after checking out the sharks underneath, we often see small groups of eagle rays circumnavigating the wreck.  so – a great dive site for some cool big stuff!  today we saw sharks and eagle rays, plus moray eels, and a large barracuda!  great dive.  2nd jump was a drift of Spitting Cave, and it was spectacular!  more sharks, huge turtles, octopus, scorpion fish, and a giant sponge crab appeared as we drifted the beautiful lava formations shaped by the ocean!  another home run!  thanks to all for safe diving!  larry, kendal

LCU   90 ft     140 viz   35 min

spitting cave  50 ft   140 viz   50 min