Sunday – A boatload of radical divers departed Hawaii Kai and made our way to the Baby Barge, where due to slow swell and no wind, visibility was over 100 feet. A stiff Diamond Head current made descent using the downline imperative. Baby Barge delivered as always. Turtles were seen! A white tip shark was […]
Wednesday – We started the day with a couple from San Jose, Krishna wanting to Scuba and Spandana along for some excellent snorkeling. Krishna had never been in the ocean, he confessed to me, but absolutely *had* to go scuba diving his last day on an impromptu spring vacation to Hawaii. We jumped into our […]
Saturday morning: we make moves towards the Corsair because it’s a super awesome dive site, and it’s been specially requested. The mooring being taken makes a drop inevitable. Unfortunately, the currentt the site is the strongest it’s ever been. Making the downline becomes a hurculean task. I may have had difficulty holding onto it. Next […]
When people talk about a thing, whatever it is, it’s very easy to gravitate to the worst experiences a person had. This is just as true with work. “You will NOT believe what Becky did at the office today.” Or, “We had the WORST guy today. He was screaming, throwing a tantrum…” etc. I’m here […]
When I Google “How to Prevent Getting Seasick” I get a multitude of reasonable offers. Over the counter medications (Dramamine, Bonine, Meclizine and Benadryl), prescription medications (Promethazine, Ephedrine, Scopolamine), and natural remedies (ginger pills, wrist bands) are all recommended. I read one should avoid spicy or acidic foods: coffee, grapefruit. Eating panda express for breakfast probably […]
Diving Kahala Barge is always an exercise in conservation. You don’t want to use too much air down at 90 feet, but there’s always a strong current; which makes everyone swim more than they should. Which is a lot of exercise. What to do in this situation… I like to think back to when I […]
Wednesday night Stu, Ryan, Brent, Nic, Mike and I all jumped into super clear water and descended on the Kahala Barge. Once again we had divers with torches in their hands that shined like the sun; its always an impressive sight. I was interested to see what crawls and swims at night on wrecks. Every […]
It was a sunny Saturday afternoon and the sea was as calm as it ever gets. All the divers on the boat were looking forward to getting into these nearly-perfect conditions. We had Jake, Scott, Steve, Mendy, Lucas, Brock, Sydney, Jessica, Brook, Peter, Bob, Joanie, amd Blake all on the boat. Some people were […]