Moms' Day 6 tanker!

[VBlueV]

mothers' day weekend.. got six tanks in!

first two tanks.. saturday morning boat dives out of hickam marina..
THE Diner and Sharks Rock.. two sites along the Ewa Ledge.
these sites were brimming with eels!

run away!

(eel got distracted by my flash.. so the slipper was able to "slip" into a puka.. whew!)

a couple crabs gettin' their freak on!

an old sea mine.. boom!

tanks three and four.. saturday evening shore dives off the north shore..
Sharks Cove right (cavern run).. and Sharks Cove left (pinnacles).

before the dive we challenged pedro to find 2 more triton trumpets..
like he did last year.. and to our surprise..

he found 'em less than 5 minutes into the dive..

three cowries in another hole..

sponge crab sporting a wool-sock (instead of a sponge.. hey, whatever works)

dave "bcyber" spotted this large flounder.. which apparently i swam right over..

didn't finish up 'til sunset..

tanks five and six.. sunday morning shore dives back off the north shore..
Sharks Cove right (elevator shaft).. and Sharks Cove center (grotto).

here's a vid of a cavern run thru the "S Cavern" just north of the elevator shaft..


tons o' red reef lobster today..

couple of lowfin scorpions..

and three hawaiian spiny lobsters..

last dive was only 61 minutes.. plenty of air.. just ran out of heat.. brrr.

happy moms' day!

 

[Black_3000psi]

awsome

 

[scubadrewvideo]

Yeah the cove was sweet yesterday!

 

[DMJulie]

Wonderful pictures!! Thanks for sharing.

 

[ThatsSomeBadHatHarry]

nice shout out to Mom's via cucumber.

Too bad I didnt stick around for the 3rd and 4th. Cool critters.

 

[VBlueV]

ha yeah.. actually etched the cucumber saturday evening..
'was in the same spot sunday morning..
(guess they don't move very fast
but, did manage to turn itself around..
so spelled "WOW" instead =/

hadn't done a one-day 4-tanker since my first year of diving..
now, know why.. was so sore that night..
but worth it.

biggest zebra i've seen.. just free-swimming thru a cavern..
(notice the bulbous cranium)

always like these egg clusters.. orange (vice red).. still spanish dancer?

and this crab's just plain freaky..

thanks again to dave B, dave R, gaelen, and pedro.

 

[bcyber]

VBlueV, BadHat, and all. Here are some more pics from Mother's Day weekend dives. I took it easy and did 4 on Saturday and took a break on Sunday.

Grandpa

Wire

Wire Coral Goby

VBlueV -- You better send this one to Mom ;-)

I've only got eyes for you!

See all pics here: SugarSync - Thumbnail View

Great dives! Thanks JJ, Pedro and Dave

 

[lonniehammack]

Dave - Great shots, especially of the Goby and Flounder. That's a Redstriped Pipefish in the second photo -- close relative of the sea horse.

For some reason, your pics are the only ones I can see on this page. The others don't show up. I think they're blocked by the firewall here at work. Did you copy and paste versus linking to your sugarsync account?

 

[ThatsSomeBadHatHarry]

That goby rules. very well lit.

 

[lonniehammack]

JJ - I can see your pics now (i.e. from home). I guess the site you use to stage them is blocked by the firewall at work. Great shots! It's amazing how many rare, uncommon and unique marine creatures you all found in one weekend. Where did you find the Lowfin Scorpionfish? I've only seen those once or twice on night dives (e.g. Kewalo Pipe).