SMILING CAVES !! 15 march

i think that’s what we should call Sea Cave and Spitting Cave, two of our dive sites on the Portlock – Hanauma Bay wall.  Why? because everyone comes back smiling from those dives – they really are fantastic, spectacular, enthralling dives.  before we hit the wall, we did tie up at Baby Barge, and there were great conditions there, clear blue water, several large turtles, eels, ulua, lots of reef fish, and a cruising eagle ray! very nice, but then onto those world-class sites on the wall.  first we did Spitting cave, as we had to catch the end of the incoming tide, and we timed it perfectly!  clear blue water, and a gentle push guided us all the way around to china walls.  along the way we delved into the canyons and caves, spotting white tip sharks, huge green sea turtles, scorpion fish, and an octopus that (somehow) landed on top of a frogfish. that was amusing!  third jump was another drift, this time Sea Cave – and it was perfect!  great viz inside, with turtles and white tip sharks, and a gentle push towards Hanauma bay after we exited the cave.  a perfect day, lots of smiling divers!  thanks to all for safe diving,  larry, max, joe