Dive Log, March 1st

Well, this month started out with a bang.

We spotted a whale shark today on the surface... we circled back
around, but it was shy and dove before we could get our snorkel gear
on.

The dive at Golden Arches was awesome! The water was crystal clear with
viz well over 100 feet. A river about 200 Hawaiian Spinner Dolphins
streamed right over the top of us. Later, we found a Tritons Trumpet
Conch and placed it next to a Crown Of Thorns Sea Star. This prickly,
green star with 13 legs started to run away, with the Tritons Trumpet
in hot pursuit. The Slug was almost completely out of it's shell with
its eyes on the prize as it scurried after the sea star. I put my dive
light in the path of the sea star to slow it down and watched as the
conch pounced on it and probed it with its proboscis for the perfect
spot to inject it with its powerful toxin. I was running low on air and
it was time to go, but I bet the Tritons Trumpet spent the better part
of the day devouring the Crown of Thorns.