sus9nr
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Well we just got back from our trip to Maui and we had a wonderful time. The weather was beautiful in the mid to upper 80's everyday which was great considering it was 105 in Austin. We were staying in Kahana which was very nice but it is north of Lahaina so there were limited Dive operations that did boat diving.
We decided to go with Lahaina divers even though some of the comments on this board said that they tended to be cattle boats. Although they tended to put more people on the boat, the boat was large enough to handle it. In fact the most we had was 18, the boat can handle 24, and it got a little tight when trying to gear up but they separated everyone into groups of 5 or 6 for the dive so it was not bad at all. It also made the trip out to Lanai and the Molokini Crater less brutal. The Staff was great Captain Dan was fun and entertaining. Rebecca the photographer was very helpful to try and identify things we saw.
Now for the Dives the first dives we did were at Mala Wharf. This could probably be done as a shore dive but you need to what out for boat traffic. We saw a white tip reef shark and it is amazing what a hurricane can do to a structure. It is a very shallow dive deepest points is 35 ft. It is a decent check out dive but was not that exciting.
The next day we were supposed to do the Back Wall at Molokini Crater and it got postponed until the following day because of engine trouble on the boat. I really enjoyed these dives. These are more advanced sites so if you are new to diving stick to the inside of the crater. The visibility was close to 200 ft. It was beautiful. Some of the people we were diving with ended up hanging out with spinner dolphins during their safety stop. Unfortunately we heard them but did not see them.
The last day of diving we went to Lanai. We dove Cathedrals I and Knob Hill. The visibility was again 200 ft or more. The structures at the Cathedrals is beautiful and when we enter there was another white tip reef shark in there he just swam a circle around us an left. The diving was great!
A couple of non-diving items. If you want to do a zip-line you will want to make your reservations before you go we wanted to try it but could not get a reservation once we arrived. Also you need to plan to see the volcano before you start diving because of the elevation. Same for any helicopter tours. We went to a great Luau called Feast at LeLe which is not the normal buffet and the food was wonderful, it is not necessarily for kids although there were a few there.
It was a wonderful trip and I was very happy with the service I got from Lahaina Divers.
Susan
We decided to go with Lahaina divers even though some of the comments on this board said that they tended to be cattle boats. Although they tended to put more people on the boat, the boat was large enough to handle it. In fact the most we had was 18, the boat can handle 24, and it got a little tight when trying to gear up but they separated everyone into groups of 5 or 6 for the dive so it was not bad at all. It also made the trip out to Lanai and the Molokini Crater less brutal. The Staff was great Captain Dan was fun and entertaining. Rebecca the photographer was very helpful to try and identify things we saw.
Now for the Dives the first dives we did were at Mala Wharf. This could probably be done as a shore dive but you need to what out for boat traffic. We saw a white tip reef shark and it is amazing what a hurricane can do to a structure. It is a very shallow dive deepest points is 35 ft. It is a decent check out dive but was not that exciting.
The next day we were supposed to do the Back Wall at Molokini Crater and it got postponed until the following day because of engine trouble on the boat. I really enjoyed these dives. These are more advanced sites so if you are new to diving stick to the inside of the crater. The visibility was close to 200 ft. It was beautiful. Some of the people we were diving with ended up hanging out with spinner dolphins during their safety stop. Unfortunately we heard them but did not see them.
The last day of diving we went to Lanai. We dove Cathedrals I and Knob Hill. The visibility was again 200 ft or more. The structures at the Cathedrals is beautiful and when we enter there was another white tip reef shark in there he just swam a circle around us an left. The diving was great!
A couple of non-diving items. If you want to do a zip-line you will want to make your reservations before you go we wanted to try it but could not get a reservation once we arrived. Also you need to plan to see the volcano before you start diving because of the elevation. Same for any helicopter tours. We went to a great Luau called Feast at LeLe which is not the normal buffet and the food was wonderful, it is not necessarily for kids although there were a few there.
It was a wonderful trip and I was very happy with the service I got from Lahaina Divers.
Susan
