Larry Hogan, Author at Island Divers Hawaii https://www.oahuscubadiving.com/author/larry/ Mon, 18 Jul 2016 04:46:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.3 60298644 LURE OF THE MONK SEAL !! july 14 https://www.oahuscubadiving.com/2016/07/17/lure-monk-seal-july-14/ Mon, 18 Jul 2016 04:46:36 +0000 https://www.oahuscubadiving.com/?p=13223 hard to describe what a treat it is to see a Hawaiin Monk Seal !  they are big, swift-moving, and often intelligently curious.  they can gracefully appear and disappear like a shadow in the water. Or they can swim right up to you, trying to get a good look at your face, cocking their head, and […]

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]]> 13223 SURROUNDED BY A THOUSAND EELS !! 6 july https://www.oahuscubadiving.com/2016/07/07/surrounded-thousand-eels-6-july/ Fri, 08 Jul 2016 09:31:22 +0000 https://www.oahuscubadiving.com/?p=13142 and resting on the ocean floor is the wreck of the Corsair airplane.  this plane, way back in 1946, took off from Hickam AFB, quickly developed engine problems, and was safely landed in the ocean off Oahu’s southern shore.  that talented pilot came back years later and dove down to 107 feet where his plane […]

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]]> 13142 NAKED AND AFRAID!! 6/25 https://www.oahuscubadiving.com/2016/06/26/naked-afraid-625/ Mon, 27 Jun 2016 09:48:38 +0000 https://www.oahuscubadiving.com/?p=13066 is one of those survival TV shows, and it can be very entertaining, as it is quite fun watching people being afraid while they’re naked (and they’re not even dating)!  Fortunately  we don’t have to struggle to survive while diving on the Sea Fox, as it is a fantastic dive boat – big, fast, roomy, […]

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]]> 13066 OFF THE DEEP END !! 6.21 https://www.oahuscubadiving.com/2016/06/23/off-deep-end/ Fri, 24 Jun 2016 09:49:38 +0000 https://www.oahuscubadiving.com/?p=13058 one of the many things  we love in diving – a nice deep wreck!  we have one we call Big Barge, as opposed to the famous turtle hangout, Baby Barge.  Big Barge is, well, bigger!  today there were several large ulua, or jacks inside the wreck.  and when i say large, i mean LARGE!  fun to […]

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]]> 13058 TAKO TUESDAY !! 7 june https://www.oahuscubadiving.com/2016/06/08/tako-tuesday-7-june/ Wed, 08 Jun 2016 20:26:10 +0000 https://www.oahuscubadiving.com/?p=12954 Tako or taco, we love them both!!  but I’ll take seeing a tako (octopus) underwater anytime over eating a taco after the dive!  our 2nd dive today was a drift of spectacular Fantasy Reef, where we found the aforementioned octopus, as well as 2 sharks, a plethora of huge green sea turtles, free-swimming moray eels, […]

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]]> 12954 SHARKS OR EAGLE RAYS ??? !!! 28 may https://www.oahuscubadiving.com/2016/05/29/sharks-eagle-rays-28-may/ Sun, 29 May 2016 20:11:54 +0000 https://www.oahuscubadiving.com/?p=12902 Or both!  plus octopus and giant turtles!  not to speak of a cool wreck or two to explore!  that was our dive day today, and there were lots of smiles on the boat!  the Landing Craft, or LCU for short, had mild current and excellent viz, well over 100 feet, and we cruised underneath and […]

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]]> 12902 SHARK DIVE AT THE CORSAIR AIRPLANE !! https://www.oahuscubadiving.com/2016/05/21/shark-dive-corsair-airplane/ Sun, 22 May 2016 08:48:25 +0000 https://www.oahuscubadiving.com/?p=12880 for me sharks are always just so compelling to dive with.  there is definitely some primordial connection with these creatures that stirs the blood and fascinates the eye!  The downed airplane is at 107 feet, and this day, conditions were perfect – mild current and great viz.  coming down the line from the Sea Fox […]

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]]> 12880 HAWAIIAN MONK SEALS LOVE SPITTING CAVE !! https://www.oahuscubadiving.com/2016/05/03/hawaiian-monk-seals-love-spitting-cave/ Wed, 04 May 2016 01:21:37 +0000 https://www.oahuscubadiving.com/?p=12828 well, as you can probably guess, we also love the dive site we call Spitting Cave!  there is a cave at sea level, and when the waves are hitting it hard, it spits that wave right back out!  and why do we love it?  because the is so much marine life there, as well as […]

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]]> 12828 BEST DIVE IN 52 YEARS OF DIVING !!! 26 april https://www.oahuscubadiving.com/2016/04/27/best-dive-52-years-diving-26-april/ Thu, 28 Apr 2016 03:55:29 +0000 https://www.oahuscubadiving.com/?p=12807 that is what John said to me after out second dive of the day!  At the age of 70, he has been an avid diver since his high school days, so he knows what he is talking about!    And that dive was a site we call SPITTING CAVE, so named after a cave at […]

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]]> 12807 WHAT THE HECK DOES DPV STAND FOR?? 24 March https://www.oahuscubadiving.com/2016/03/25/dpv-stand-24-march/ Sat, 26 Mar 2016 09:45:44 +0000 https://www.oahuscubadiving.com/?p=12609 haha, that’s an easy one for serious divers.  Diver Propulsion Vehicle, and we’re not talking about fins here!  fun day, as always, on the boat today, as instructor David was teaching a DPV course.  these little underwater scooters are awesome, fun, and great in a current!  and always fun to watch them zoom around, like […]

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