1st dive of summer 2010

After being sick for about 2 weeks my friends and I were all itching to dive together after being away from the big island for so long. I was just getting over a massive cold which later turned out to be a bacterial infection. After being prescribed three large doses of antibiotics from Dr. Hopman and a good weeks rest, I finally felt up to getting back in the water.

Today's dive took place at the infamous break wall. My dive partner Ammon accompanied me on this trip, and we were both anxious and excited to dive together again after much time had passed. I was using my trusty 90cm HHead and Ammon was armed with his 100cm omer cayman. I was fast to suit up and quick to jump in.

Upon jumping in my eyes began to slowly adjust to the clarity of the ocean after not seeing it for such a long time. I did a few warm up dives and we started to swim out. We saw a few uhus but I wanted to check the mouth to see if there would be any predatory fish cruising the murky depths.

Reaching the mouth I threw a spoon and took a blind drop. I hit the bottom and looked up to see the spoon continually spiraling down towards me. Two omilus rush in and I get a shot on a small one. We dove for about an hour more and decided to call it day. I knew this would be the start of another epic Big Island summer.