The Mauna Kea beach is one of the most beautiful places I have ever been! With a full moon, epic conditions and hopes of coming across the mantas that frequent this spot at night, we set out with our lights and cameras. Although the mantas never came, 2 hrs later we were still finding fun […]
Santa Barbara Surge & Swell
Had a good dive off the beach in Santa Barbara. The conditions looked promising but it turned out to be very “surgy”. Saw many spanish shawl nudibranchs, jellyfish, lobster, and more! Dove with some good company off of Campus Point, Santa Barbara, California May 2017.
California Sand Dollars
Discovered a huge patch of thriving sand dollars! Also saw lobsters, sea hares, hornyhead Turbot (right eye flounder) and more! Amazing visibility off the shore, fun animal life , good company and beautiful location. Enjoyed taking my new iTorch Pro 6+ dive light out and testing it out for the first time. Dove Aug 2016 […]
Beautiful Balicasag Island
Balicasag is an amazing island off the coast of Bohol, Philippines. The entire island is surrounded by one white sand beach. It is encased by coral gardens that extend from the beach to a wall that encircles the entire island. June 2016 Highlighs: So many Turtles that I lost count, Schooling Jacks, the soft coral […]
Lake Tahoe – Diving Sand Harbor
Lake Tahoe is located inland on the California and Nevada border. I dove on a sunny warm day in June. The water/snow-melt is definitely a bit chilly (my dive computer marked 52°F). But if you’re not near an ocean, it’s a fun, mellow and a safe dive. I enjoyed finding the crawdads and zeroing in […]
Malapascua, Philippines 2016
Highlights: Diving with White Tip Reef Sharks at Gato Island and Thresher Sharks at Monad Shoal. Discovering some new Nudibranches around Malapascua and the beautiful soft corals of Bugtong Bato. Other Critters: Starry Night Octopus, Pygmy Bobtail Squid, Toadfish, Sea Snake, White eyes moray eel, Catfish, Lionfish and Stonefish, among other. Dive Sites: Monad Shoal, […]