Dive No.: 1983
Dive Site: Two Minutes Out, Oahu, Hawaii
Max Depth: 52ft/16m
Total Time: 42 mins

Air: 200bar – 130 bar
Mix: air
Tank: 80cu
Weight: 8lbs

Visibility: 60ft/18m
Water: 75F/24C
Exposure: Rash Guard, 5mm full wet suit, 3mm skull cap

Comments:

My first dive guiding certified divers on Hawaii! This was a gentle cruise around an urchin-covered ledge where many eels poked their heads out from tiny crevices. Two turtles swam in slow circles around the descent line at the start of the dive. I also spotted a tiny leaf scorpionfish, a enormous queen conch, and the pivoting eyes of a mantis shrimp hidden in its hole.

Dive No.: 1984
Dive Site: Turtles, Oahu, Hawaii
Max Depth: 42ft/12m
Total Time: 38mins

Air: 200bar – 140 bar
Mix: air
Tank: 80cu
Weight: 8lbs

Visibility: 50ft/15m – 10ft/3m
Water: 75F/24C
Exposure: Rash Guard, 5mm full wet suit, 3mm skull cap

Comments:

This site lived up to its name with six turtle sightings in less than thirty minutes. One of these gentle reptiles swam in the middle of the group for several minutes. Also sighted: pufferfish, octopus, cornetfish, several eels, and two nudibranchs mating. Surge and the outgoing tide stirred up visibility near the end of the dive, limiting our sight to less than 10ft/3m and forcing the dive to end a bit early.