Yeah, I know, hard to believe unless you were there. We were on the outer corner of the reef at Molokini doing the drift dive. As I was finishing the dive up, I headed away from the island at about 40' depth to slowly ascend to the boat. I was first away from the group. Not far out, I saw a manta coming my direction from south to north down about 180'. It was HUGE! I mean larger than anything I've ever seen before. Believe me, this is the kind of thing that can kill a guy. I didn't have enough air, and I was on 33% too. But God help me, I sure wanted to bounce down and get closer. The dive master (with 10,000 dives under her facemask) following me saw me going nuts pointing and did make out the monster. On the boat, I reserved comment until she came on board. I said, "How big do you think do you think that was?!?" She said "About 20 feet!"
That's what I thought. Distances, and water, can distort, but some things are obvious. That manta was so so huge. I sure wish I'd seen it at the beginning of the dive! I'm so grateful to my wonderful dive guide who was sharp enough to see it too. It'd really been a hollow sighting without her confirmation.
Oh my gosh... I'm back out there tomorrow to try to see some more awesomeness!!!!
Whale report? Didn't hear or see any yet, although, some early arrivers are supposedly in the area.
That's what I thought. Distances, and water, can distort, but some things are obvious. That manta was so so huge. I sure wish I'd seen it at the beginning of the dive! I'm so grateful to my wonderful dive guide who was sharp enough to see it too. It'd really been a hollow sighting without her confirmation.
Oh my gosh... I'm back out there tomorrow to try to see some more awesomeness!!!!
Whale report? Didn't hear or see any yet, although, some early arrivers are supposedly in the area.
