Diving

Hawaii 2011
Once the rain let up and the waters cleared, there was some good diving on both the North and South shores
  • The North shore was still too rained out to dive, so headed to South shore for an afternoon boat dive. A pair of Arc-Eye Hawkfishes at Sheraton Caverns. 5/11/11 2:34 PM : Diving, Kauai, Sheraton Caverns
  • A male Spotted Boxfish 5/11/11 2:34 PM : Diving, Kauai, Sheraton Caverns
  • Blacktail Snapper at Sheraton Caverns 5/11/11 2:43 PM : Diving, Kauai, Sheraton Caverns
  • A green sea turtle heads up out of one of the caverns 5/11/11 2:48 PM : Diving, Kauai, Sheraton Caverns
  • A school of Bluestripe Snappers 5/11/11 2:49 PM : Diving, Kauai, Sheraton Caverns
  • A species of damselfish, the Hawaiian Dascyllus 5/11/11 2:59 PM : Diving, Kauai, Sheraton Caverns
  • A Moorish Idol cruising the reef at Sheraton Caverns 5/11/11 3:00 PM : Diving, Kauai, Sheraton Caverns
  • The second South shore dive of the afternoon was at Brennecke's Ledge. Here is a Giant Moray peeking out. 5/11/11 4:16 PM : Brennecke's Ledge, Diving, Kauai
  • Zebra Moray 5/11/11 4:19 PM : Brennecke's Ledge, Diving, Kauai
  • The reef system at Brennecke's Ledge 5/11/11 4:24 PM : Brennecke's Ledge, Diving, Kauai
  • 5/11/11 4:24 PM : Brennecke's Ledge, Diving, Kauai
  • A Divided Flatworm 5/11/11 4:36 PM : Brennecke's Ledge, Diving, Kauai
  • A Whitemouth Moray at Brennecke's Ledge 5/11/11 4:48 PM : Brennecke's Ledge, Diving, Kauai
  • Imperial Nudibranchs often travel in pairs, attached to each other end to end 5/11/11 4:50 PM : Brennecke's Ledge, Diving, Kauai
  • View of the beach just before descending onto the reef at Tunnels for the second dive of the morning 5/16/11 10:29 AM : Diving, Kauai, Tunnels Outer Reef
  • It was several days later before the North Shore cleared up enough to go diving at Tunnels. A sea turtle taking a nap on the reef. 5/16/11 9:06 AM : Diving, Kauai, Tunnels Inner Reef
  • Juveniles cruising the reef 5/16/11 10:51 AM : Diving, Kauai, Tunnels Outer Reef
  • Lot of turtles on this dive! 5/16/11 10:59 AM : Diving, Kauai, Tunnels Outer Reef
  • Teardrop Butterflyfish, named for the shape of the black marking on their sides. 5/16/11 11:02 AM : Diving, Kauai, Tunnels Outer Reef
  • Orange Cup Coral at Tunnels 5/16/11 11:13 AM : Diving, Kauai, Tunnels Outer Reef
  • Dive conditions continued to be iffy on the North Shore after the weeks of storms, so I did some afternoon beach dives in the South at Koloa Landing. A Pacific Trumpetfish. 5/17/11 2:19 PM : Diving, Kauai, Koloa Landing
  • Hawaiian Sergeant 5/17/11 2:20 PM : Diving, Kauai, Koloa Landing
  • A Hermit Crab crawls along the reef at Koloa Landing, porting his new home 5/17/11 2:22 PM : Diving, Kauai, Koloa Landing
  • A large Blackside Hawkfish 5/17/11 2:35 PM : Diving, Kauai, Koloa Landing
  • At Koloa Landing I was able to just relax and watch as two Imperial Nudibranchs trailed each other across a sandy patch 5/17/11 2:42 PM : Diving, Kauai, Koloa Landing
  • 5/17/11 2:42 PM : Diving, Kauai, Koloa Landing
  • 5/17/11 2:42 PM : Diving, Kauai, Koloa Landing
  • A baby Whitemouth Moray at Koloa Landing 5/17/11 2:47 PM : Diving, Kauai, Koloa Landing
  • An Undulated Moray 5/17/11 3:04 PM : Diving, Kauai, Koloa Landing
  • Lots of Red Pencil Urchins could be found 5/17/11 4:10 PM : Diving, Kauai, Koloa Landing
  • A Zebra Urchin 5/17/11 4:36 PM : Diving, Kauai, Koloa Landing
  • My final dives of the trip were back at Tunnels. A Stocky Hawkfish taking in the scenery. 5/19/11 9:01 AM : Diving, Kauai, Tunnels Outer Reef
  • The turtle cleaning station at the top of the reef was busy that morning. 5/19/11 9:11 AM : Diving, Kauai, Tunnels Outer Reef
  • 5/19/11 9:12 AM : Diving, Kauai, Tunnels Outer Reef
  • 5/19/11 9:16 AM : Diving, Kauai, Tunnels Outer Reef
  • A juvenile Spotted Boxfish is not as colorful as the adults 5/19/11 11:04 AM : Diving, Kauai, Tunnels Inner Reef
  • 5/19/11 11:04 AM : Diving, Kauai, Tunnels Inner Reef