okay Tim.. here ya' go..
'been diving Lanai Lookout and Halona Blowhole this week.. including today.
as C would say, i was the "skeerdest" i've ever been diving at Halona Blowhole on Thursday. conditions weren't particularly rough, but with the rain and wind, the viz was barely 10 feet. as i was entering the canyon to the right, i was slowly making my way up to go over a boulder.. in the murk, i spied a solid triangular gray-silver shape.. then i realized, OMG!!! :11: i was face-to-face with THE biggest Great Barracuda i've ever seen! a stocky 6 feet and well over 100 lbs! this thing was built like a telephone pole. rightly so, he wasn't budgin' or flinchin'.. totally standing his ground. and believe you me.. i obliged him. i completely exhaled every last bit of air out of my lungs to sink to the sand.. and allowed him to swim overhead (as i made a few deals the man upstairs). THAT was THE longest minute i've ever spent underwater. needless to say, i only did one dive that day. (and NO, i didn't bother/dare get my camera out and risk having the flash go off in its face)
well, today, the viz was slightly better at Lanai Lookout. here's a slideshow:
Slideshow of 07-12-08 Lanai Lookout - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting
a Zebra Moray was guarding a Tiger Cowrie..
then saw a Black Urchin guarding a bigger Tiger Cowrie.
the Hawks-Bill Turtle was in it's usual place.
then.. it was Tako Time.. saw 4 different octopus today too.
saw my first Pimpled-Basket Snail today.. it was in the exit swim-thru.
and seems frog-fish are out in droves this time of year..
saw a nize single, showing off its web-feet.
then, in a crevase, i found a pair, maybe engaged in the "discovery channel" thang
hope you get to dive soon tim.
