It's been five years since my last dive. Time has gone by quickly, I
got married, we moved to a new home last year, got a puppy and eight
fish, and am almost to seven years in my Oahu job at Tiki's. It was
great to be getting back underwater!
friend who is a active PADI Instructor. I wanted to rent some gear and
he did even better by loaning me his high tech rig. The boat left from Hawaii Kai Marina and it only took a short time to
get on site. I kept my mouth shut about my experience and triple
checked my gear. I was over-weighted by 9lbs for the first dive,but
I didn't want to be the fat guy stuck on the surface. When I was
teaching I always carried extra weight for my divers, so old habits
die hard. I jumped in and sank at a rapid pace until adding air in my
BCD. The first dive was over in 40 minutes. Dive Site One: Portlock Wall
(The Wall) Portlock Wall runs from the end of Hanauma Bay toward
Maunalua Bay. The current was running to the West. The wall runs down
to 90 to 100 feet near Hanauma Bay, rising to 30 to 40 feet by
Portlock. There are ledges that house eels and lots of wana (sea
urchins) and plentiful fish all around with turtles. Large caves cut
into the wall in spots. Dive Site Two: Sea Cave
The Sea Cave is an exciting cave dive located between Portlock Wall
and Paliea Point. The mouth of the cave is located in 55 feet of water
and the cave extends inward approximately 150 feet. You can expect to
sea turtles as well as many different types of shells and reef fish.
After exploring the large cave we drifted along the wall with the
current. The dives were great and as always I was able to relax and clear my
mind, focusing on only what was going on. It will hopefully be much
less than five years until my next dive!