Archive for month: October, 2015

“OK, what do you guys want to see today?” I asked my divers.  “SHARKS, SHARKS, SHARKS !!!,” they answered.  So, off to the LCU, or Landing Craft Unit we went.  at 90 feet of depth, the LCU is a purposely sunk boat, cleaned and stripped, to create an artificial reef and dive site.  when sinking it flipped upside down, creating a large, dark overhead environment, with multiple openings on both sides.  and the local white tip sharks love hanging out under there!  so it is often a top choice to see some sharks!  today was no exception, as we saw a good sized shark up close and personal!  it is also a great site for eagle rays, and we saw them also, as well a huge school of barracuda!  great dive!  2nd jump was a drift of Fantasy reef, always a spectacular experience, with its lava flow topography filled with giant sea turtles, eels, octopus, a myriad of reef fish, as well as more sharks!  thanks to all for safe diving, larry, captain joe.

LCU  90 feet  35 min   150 viz

Fantasy 52 feet  45 min  150 viz

 

After a night of rain who would expect the morning to be so beautiful under the water.  Blue skies out but a little windy this morning.  We had some chop on the water and current under but that never stops our Advanced divers on the AM dives.  Baby barge there was a bit of current but the turtles were everywhere.  They totally wanted to join the dives.  We made our way to the shark cave and also took a look inside the small Dr Suess cave under the barge.  No sharks today but overtime I looked there was another turtle.  Reef fish were in abundance as usual and fun was had by all.

The current was pretty good so the Drift dive on Fantasy reef was very pleasant.  Again the turtles were out everywhere and quite a few eels.  Everyone had a nice relaxing dive and lots of fun.  The drift diving here is always such a treat.

Dive sites:  Baby barge, max depth 85 feet viz 100 feet,   #2- Fantasy Reef, max depth 56 feet, viz 100 feet

Staff:  Captain Joe, Dive Instructor Mary, Dive Instructor Jeremy, Boat Crew Imran.

Divers:  Stephen, Steven, Luke, Dan, Ian, Ole, Steve A. Jacob, Rebecca, Linda, Kevin, William and Lorrie!

Thank you all for coming diving with us today!

Thank you all again for joining us on our 6th annual IDH underwater pumpkin carving. We had a fantastic turn out with 14 pumpkins being carved and nearly 20 divers in the water!  Capt. Kendal (our very own every day pirate, no costume needed) lead our chariot, the majestic Sea Fox, off on our adventure.  We headed out in search of sandy bottoms and minimal spiny urchins.  Our quest took us to the ever famous, Koko Craters.  There was a bit of an easterly current, but the water was warm and the visibility was great!  We all had a ghoulishly good time craving our pumpkins.  I especially had fun playing pumpkin wrangler and event photographer!  Congratulations to our pumpkin carving winners: 1) Lauren George, 2) Michelle Bossler, and 3) Jordan Shamir!!!  Your pumpkins rocked our boat!  Also, we had a great group of costumes to judge!  Olaf and Elsa showed up to dive and sing.  In addition, we had Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Wonderwoman, a mermaid, a zebra, and a witch!  We also had mustard and a hotdog show up post dive!  Our costume winners were: Wonder woman (Michelle Vining), the mermaid (Laura Vining), and the Hotdog (Bill).

If you think this looked fun, but you aren’t certified, call our shop and schedule your open water class!  We have IDH representatives anxiously awaiting your calls.  They will be more than happy to get you started on a diving adventure!  Or if you are certified, come join us underwater for our Thanksgiving club event: da turkey fry!  Yes, turkeys are deep fried on the dock, but you can get your dive on pre-bird and go searching for the Hawaiian turkey fish (I did not make that up, they are real).

Thank you again for choosing to dive with Island Divers Hawaii.  We had a fantastic time exploring the underwater world with you.  We wish you all a safe and fun Halloween!  Until next time, dive easy!

Aloha, Amy

 

Weather conditions: 85 degrees, clear skies, and a slight breeze

Dive sites: Koko Craters

Dive conditions: 40′ for :60, slight easterly current, 79 degrees

Marine life observed: Divers carving pumpkins!!!  A few moray eels, sergeant fish, and cushion starfish

Staff: Capt. Kendal and Instructor Amy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Skies were blue, the wind was light and the seas were calm, what a day for diving!!  Everyone was so excited we even got the charter out early today.  Mooring up at Corsair and making our way down.  Little to no current made our dives extra nice.  We went down in two different groups today so not to crowd our small but amazing dive site.  The divers got to explore all the parts of the Corsair while the Dive Master Candidates did there deep water work.  It was one of the best dives this dive instructor has had on this wreck.

Our next site was Fantasy Reef, which never fails to please.  We had to many reef fish to count, octopus, eels, a shark and lets not forget the turtles, oh the turtles.  Everyone had a fun time and everytime I looked the divers were having such fun exploring everything.

Our Wonderful Divers:  Krishna, Sandy, Lloyd, William, Sean, Ole, Mark, Troy, Mark..DMC’s Steven, Luke, Stephen and Tyler

Ryan and Zachary

Dive Crew:  Captain Joe, Dive Instructors Mary and Sarah, and Crew the Amazing Kelsey!

Dive sites:  Corsair, max depth 107 feet, 80 ft vis,  Fantasy Reef, max depth 56 feet, vis 90 feet.