Entries by Kellan Bernhardt

9/23 Playing it Close to Home

Monday – On the boat we had Sam, Greg, Dan, Tim, and Jim. The first site up was the Corsair; it’s one of our deepest sites and I love diving it because when it’s possible to dive it it’s always really peaceful. Today was no exception with a very small current that tapered off towards […]

9/14 Sometimes Surf Is The Enemy

Sunday – We started with an amazingly hot and beautiful day, and boarded the Argie Bargie to get some diving/teaching in on the afternoon. The first site up was Koko craters, our familiar and incredible turtle watching site. We jumped in to low visibility as a result of a huge south swell that decided to […]

8/25 Students Get Abducted By Aliens At Koko Craters

Monday – Not really, aliens aren’t a thing yet.  YET. However there’s a bunch of weird stuff in the ocean, and that’s what we got to see on our trip. Onboard we had Avi, Steven, Lisa, and Mike, as well as Tim and his son/nephew? Alex. At Koko craters it was the normal student dive […]

8/22 Kahala: Best Place to Live, Best Place to Dive

Friday – Big waves make today’s diving a so-so proposition, but we went out to the deep water where the diving is always good.  The first stop was the Kahala Barge.  On the boat was Colleen, Robb, Shelby, Brooke, Erica, Louisa, Tyler, and Matt.  The current at Kahala wasn’t bad, and we did a ton […]

8/18 Afternoon Family Time on the Fox

Monday – It was all about family on the fox this afternoon as we had Sarah, Max, Brock, Wade, Cliff, Katie, Hannah, Homayoon, Pariya, Other Max, Kay, Jacob, Tobi, Kim, Keith, Alan, Amanda, Danelle, and Josh all out with us. Some were diving, some snorkeling, and Max, Kay, Jacob, and Tobi were all learning to […]

8/4 Something Something Bobbing in the Waves

Monday – Titus, Pia, Alex and I jump into the ocean at Fish gardens along the Kawaihoa point coastline, and drift along looking at a huge scorpionfish, some millet seed butterflies, and a stargazer eel. We also pick up and bounce around a pencil urchin for good measure. Seeking shelter from the biggish waves topside […]

7/30 Is Zig-Zagging Part of a Good Dive Plan? Yes.

Wed – On the boat we had Destinee, Cara, Tatiana, John, Adam and me. The first dive site due to visibility limitations was Pa’awa, which turned out to be crystal clear! With really good vis, we dropped down, made our way over to some sand, and did some skills. The girls passed with ease, and […]

6/30 Double Wreck Makes Us Squashed Like Pancake

Monday – Finally the conditions let up enough to allow us to dive on the corsair. We’ve only been trying to do it for 2 weeks or so. The water is super clean and clear, and we see the big angry eel inside the cockpit, and a huge leaf scorpionfish on the tail. Also there’s […]