Maui has an amazing amount of underwater life and is a divers paradise all year round! Highlights were showing family around some popular dive sites, finding baby Giant Frogfish (oxymoron?), finding the elusive takos (octopus), and spotting a panther flounder (flatfish)
Maui Summer 2018
Maui has an amazing amount of underwater life and is a divers paradise all year round! Highlights: Showing some buddies around the popular 5 caves, finding whitetip reef sharks in the caves, getting some good shots of the green sea turtles. Dive sites: Makena landing. Best for viewing: Turtles, butterflyfish, white tip reef sharks, eels, and nudibranchs! Cool […]
Channel Islands March 2018
California’s Channel Islands are amazing! Situated just off the coast south of Santa Barbara, California, its kelp forests and amazing visibility are second to none. These unique islands offer homes to many endemic species and subspecies. With temperatures ranging from 48° to 75° F, there are a variety of animals that make their home here as well as opportunities […]
Maui Jan 2018
Even in the winter Maui’s waters are always warm! It was great to get into the well visited waters at 5 graves, exploring the waters in Hana and watching the animals coming through the cleaning station we found at Mala Ramp. January 2018Highlights: Turtles, Sharks, Frogfish, Imperial nudibranchs. Dive sites: Makena Landing, Hanaside, Lahaina, Mala […]
Palau Jan 2018
Palau is a gem in the South Pacific. Highlights: Seeing various sharks, the Iro Wreck and the amazing manta rays. Best for seeing: Sharks, Eagle Rays, Manta Rays.
Santa Cruz Island – Dec 17
California’s Santa Cruz Island is one of my favorite places to dive! Because conditions were not that great for this area, we stuck to Big Rock for all our dives. The water was cold (58 F) but it was great diving with the Spectre and warming up in their jacuzzi between dives. Dove December 2017.Highlights: getting a […]