Another Saturday Dive

We have been getting a fair number of dives in lately, it was just two weeks ago we last went diving. With conditions nearly perfect, it is hard not to go. This Saturday was much the same, arriving at Puakō early, about 7am, to join our usual crew for yet another weekend dive. Conditions were flat and the water was clear, a beautiful morning to get in the water.

Deb has a close friend in from the mainland for a couple weeks, what else but to head for the water on her first full day on-island. She snorkeled while we headed out for the dive. A long one, with almost 90 minutes of bottom time, staying shallow and working the walls and caves at the first dropoff.

As usual I spent much of the dive in close and low, checking caves and crevices for the little stuff. Deb orbited around me, a little higher and enjoying the larger reef life that was so abundant. Both techniques work, as we signaled to each other with new finds, an octopus, coral shrimp, odd species of fish. I found at least five species of moray eels on this dive, getting decent photos of four, Yellow Margin, Whitemouth, Dwarf, and Snowflake.

The find of the day was a new species of nudi for me, a red dorid found in a ledge on a cave wall. Good photos to "bag" this one. There were Barber Pole Shrimp in just about every cave and crevice I checked, they were everywhere! Just a lot of decent photo opportunities, but only a couple really good photos.

After the dive we headed to Kawaihae, for a quick rinse and lunch at the Seafood Bar and Grill. Just another day living in paradise.