Independence Day, 2009

Today we did High Rock 1st. The highlight was a Zebra Moray eel all the way out cruising around on the bottom. He didn't seem to be concerned with us watching him and it was fun to see him hunting around. We also saw a pair of mating Scrambled Egg Nudibranchs on the side of High Rock pinnacle. We also saw a few White Mouth Moray Eels and an octopus. At Nai'a Bay for the second dive, it was filled with life as usual. The short list; A Lala Kea (our puppy's namesake, White Tip Reef Shark), Spotted Eagle Ray, A Scribbled Filefish cleaning station, where 2 were getting cleaned by the Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse, allowing us to get a nice long look. We then saw an Uku (Grey Snapper) usually seen out a little deeper and shy due to the spear fishermen always hunting them, this one was curious, swimming a half circle around us to check us out. Very cool. We also saw 3 pairs of Lizard Fish in the shallows. The baby Frog Fish is still hanging around near the mooring and is still bright yellow, but is now the size of a golf ball. Very cute. Hope you all had a happy 4th! We enjoyed chili, cheese dogs, fireworks and friends!!