June 25th, 2009

WOW! What a day... we saw so much cool stuff. Still had a south swell today, we had surge at 115 feet at Pyramid Pinnacle! We also went to Nai'a Bay again, with the protection from the south swell it is one of the best dives right now. Despite the swell, the viz was great. Out at the point at Pyramid we saw a Giant Trevalle getting cleaned by the Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse, and Opelu getting cleaned as well! (bait fish) Both are unusual to see on the reef. Down at 115 in the Black Coral we found a large Longnose Hawkfish, at 85' we found Flame Wrasses with a male in full display... a real treat! Continuing along, we saw a Tinkers Butterfly fish, a Banded Angel Fish, a Devil Scorpion Fish, a Leaf Scorpion fish, an Eyespot Shrimp, 2 Saddleback Butterfly fish, a Dwarf Moray Eel, a Slendertail Moray Eel (very Rare) and a giant Porcupine Puffer. That was all on just the first dive!! At Nai'a we found;  a juvenile Peacock Razor fish, a half a dozen juvenile Domino Damsels living in the thorns of the Crown of Thorns Sea Star (too cute!), a baby yellow Commerson's Frog fish, and an all white Frog Fish, (Commerson's?)