Dolphins on the Corsair! April 27th

The water was smooth and the winds were very light as we started out this morning. Josh really really wanted to dive the Corsair, so we headed out to the small plane wreck in Mauna Loa Bay. Visibility was well over 100ft (we could see the wreck sitting at 107ft clearly from the surface!) and there was hardly any current!! We descended through schools of pennant butterflyfish and goatfish to reach the wreck. Once down there, garden eels were poking their bodies out of their homes and swaying in the crystal clear water. We could hear dolphins nearby, but couldn’t see them.  was the most enjoyable dive on the Corsair that I’ve ever had. On the way up, while finishing up their safety stop, Kevin and a few of his divers saw the small pod of three dolphins swimming gracefully towards the plane.

Or next dive was Fantasy Reef. Current was minimal, so we moored up. Once again, visibility was beautiful. We saw so many turtles right off the bat! A few were gliding along, while others were getting cleaned. We went through a few swim-throughs in the reef and had an octopus waiting for us at the end of one of them! Eels slithered about, searching for a mid-day snack. We even saw a small white-tip reef shark hiding out in a cave!

Kevin and I had a great time diving with everybody today in near-perfect conditions! A big congratulations to Miche who finished up her Advanced Open Water, Nitrox, and Fish ID certifications today! Can’t wait to see you all again!

Corsair: max depth 107ft

Fantasy Reef: max depth 56ft

Awesome divers: Miche, John, Josh, Mike H., Heather, Emilie, Mike N, Shane, Claire, Dustin, our fantastic divemaster candidate Dave, and our great instructors-to-be Karl, Alex and Vincent!

Amazing staff: Capt. Joe, Instructors Chelsea and Kevin 🙂