Capturing the Moment

Swim-by on Dive 1 Kona Dive Company   Kona Manta Ray Night Dive Now known as the "#1 Night Dive in the world", the Manta Ray Night Dive in Kona, Hawaii is something not to be missed. It can be done as a snorkel if you are not a certified diver , or as one of the most spectacular scuba dives anywhere on Earth. Diver, Manta, and Bubble Ring     I take people snorkeling here once a week and I still can't get enough. In fact, this dive is one of the first things I looked forward to doing after getting off the boat. It is right up there with grabbing a cold beer (no drinking on the boat), and having a good surf session. People often can't believe that all I want to do after leading people through the Hawaiian Islands for work is to get back in the water.   The crazy thing about this manta dive is that there is no pattern to let you know when there will be lots of manta rays or when there will be none. It doesn't seem to matter about moon phase, cu...

Breach 1 of 4 Breach 2 of 4   This season working amongst the Hawaiian Islands has culminated in some incredible whale watching this past week. I was able to see almost every activity in the book including repetitive breaching, competition pods, and even a mother teaching a young calf. Breach 3 of 4 Breach 4 of 4    It is nice being on a bigger boat so when the typical trade winds kick up the whale watching doesn't have to stop. It almost always seems that the whales get a little more playful in the windy white caps. It certainly was like that on this day. This was right before three solid days of gale force winds descended upon the islands. Good thing we got this in when we did. Mom and Calf: Teaching Moment Mom and Escort   This once again proves to me that so far Maui in Feb-March is the funnest whale watching in the world. These humpbacks are just so acrobatic it is something not to be missed.