Hawaii Diving

We made it to Hawaii on June 16. Back to diving the great Pacific. The underwater world is quite different here than in the Carribean.

First off the water is quite a bit cooler than in Puerto Rico. We had to go get a full 3 mil suit, and wear it with a hood to stay warm. A nice tropical dry suit would be nice!

The coral growth is not as abundant as in the Caribbean. I am guessing that this may be due to the temperature difference.

However, the fish here in Hawaii are larger. What I mean by this that we see more pelagics here than we did in Puerto Rico. Diving in Puerto Rico we saw a lot of small reef fish and octopus. Here in Hawaii we see Jacks, Barracudas, lots of sea turtles, and an occasionally dolphins. Maybe one of these days we will encounter a whale!

In the meantime, I will be posting updates on dive sites of the Hawaiian Islands; most particularly Oahu.