DiveMaven
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We're taking off in a few hours for our trip to Maui and can't wait. I had booked us 4 charters, 2 with Ed Robinsons (to Molokini) and 2 with Lahaina Divers (to Lanai) and called both ops yesterday to get a quick update on the diving conditions.
Both ops said that near-shore waters are like Chocolate Milk (I believe Tim posted the same thing the other day here), so they are both sending their boats out to Molokini. Ed Robinsons said that they haven't done any near-shore or Lanai diving in quite a while, but there are some South off-shore sights they are still doing that have decent viz (30' or better), so we might be able to do a couple of those instead of 3 tanks at Molokini. "Worst case" scenario is that we'll do all 3 tanks at Molokini....gee, that would be rough, huh?? eyebrow
Interestlingly enough, the conditions out on the water have been so favorable that Lahaina Divers has even been able to send their afternoon "turtle reef" charters out to Molokini! They just anchor the boat closer to the crater wall so they have shallow conditions for their discover scuba folks, which is cool.
Weird weather, that's for sure. Unfortunately, neither op has been able to go to Lanai for quite a while because of the low viz, so unless the rain stops and the conditions improve quickly, we might be in for 4 charters to Molokini this week. But as my husband put it so well, diving everyday at Molokini could never be considered a hardship.
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Both ops remarked at how lucky they are on Maui to not have their dive ops affected too much by the freaky weather, unlike the other island where ops are really taking a hit from cancelling charters. Ed Robinsons said they haven't had to cancel any charters, but Lahaina Divers has had to cancel a few afternoon charters, which is totally understandable, but we shouldn't have to worry about any of our morning charters being cancelled. <fingers crossed>
I'm sure they're both getting a lot of phone calls from concerned divers, and I'm guessing both ops have had quite a few cancellations because both were quick to reassure me that they would find excellent diving for us and not to worry. Neither op was in any danger of us cancelling, which I mentioned and I could hear their voices relax on the phone after that.
I'll post a report when we return late next week to give anyone who is going to Maui in the next couple of weeks an idea of what's going on now.
Both ops said that near-shore waters are like Chocolate Milk (I believe Tim posted the same thing the other day here), so they are both sending their boats out to Molokini. Ed Robinsons said that they haven't done any near-shore or Lanai diving in quite a while, but there are some South off-shore sights they are still doing that have decent viz (30' or better), so we might be able to do a couple of those instead of 3 tanks at Molokini. "Worst case" scenario is that we'll do all 3 tanks at Molokini....gee, that would be rough, huh?? eyebrow
Interestlingly enough, the conditions out on the water have been so favorable that Lahaina Divers has even been able to send their afternoon "turtle reef" charters out to Molokini! They just anchor the boat closer to the crater wall so they have shallow conditions for their discover scuba folks, which is cool.
Weird weather, that's for sure. Unfortunately, neither op has been able to go to Lanai for quite a while because of the low viz, so unless the rain stops and the conditions improve quickly, we might be in for 4 charters to Molokini this week. But as my husband put it so well, diving everyday at Molokini could never be considered a hardship.
:05: Both ops remarked at how lucky they are on Maui to not have their dive ops affected too much by the freaky weather, unlike the other island where ops are really taking a hit from cancelling charters. Ed Robinsons said they haven't had to cancel any charters, but Lahaina Divers has had to cancel a few afternoon charters, which is totally understandable, but we shouldn't have to worry about any of our morning charters being cancelled. <fingers crossed>
I'm sure they're both getting a lot of phone calls from concerned divers, and I'm guessing both ops have had quite a few cancellations because both were quick to reassure me that they would find excellent diving for us and not to worry. Neither op was in any danger of us cancelling, which I mentioned and I could hear their voices relax on the phone after that.
I'll post a report when we return late next week to give anyone who is going to Maui in the next couple of weeks an idea of what's going on now.
