 1 My first day of diving wasn't until Thursday because conditions were iffy both above and below the surface all week. Even then, visibility wasn't great at Tunnels and I only got a few decent photos that day, including this Arc-Eye Hawkfish. |
 2 Small school of Moorish Idols |
 3 White-tipped Reef Shark at Tunnels |
 4 Conditions at Tunnels were not really improving, so on Sunday afternoon I did a South Shore boat trip. The first dive was a drift dive that started at Fish Bowl and ended at Turtle Bluffs. Right off the boat were several large Pacific Trumpetfish. |
 5 Scrambled-Egg Nudibranch |
 6 One of two large Yellow Margin Morays during the dive |
 7 Blue-striped snapper were in massive schools over the reef |
 8 Another huge Yellow Margin Moray peering out from his hiding place |
 9 Crown of Thorns Star |
 10 One of the gnarliest sea cucumbers I've encountered, I looked it up after we got home. It's a Hawaiian Spiky Sea Cucumber. Go figure! |
 11 Eyestripe Surgeonfish feeding on the reef |
 12 Into the second week of our vacation and conditions at Tunnels on the North Shore were still mediocre. So I did my final day of diving at Koloa Landing. At least the best was saved for last. It was just me and the divemaster, and more critters per square inch than I can remember in a long time. Lots of stuff I was seeing for the first time. Right off the bat was this relatively rare Dragon Moray. |
 13 Lots of turtles too at Koloa Landing |
 14 This Devil Scorpionfish, a master of disguise, was just sitting out and enjoying the view |
 15 Whitemouth Moray |
 16 Orangeband Surgeonfish |
 17 I am pretty sure this ugly mass is a Commerson's Frogfish |
 18 A white Leaf Scorpionfish |
 19 Blackside Hawkfish |
 20 An adult Whitemouth Moray |
 21 And more honu, this one doing a drive-by over my head |
 22 A Shortsnout Scorpionfish, yet another master of disguise |
 23 First time for me, a Blue Dragon Nudibranch |
 24 This Yellow Margined Nudibranch was less than 1/2" long |
 25 This Scrambled-Egg Nudibranch was rather large, almost 3" long |
 26 These Raccoon Butterflyfish were so intent feasting on a mat of Sergeant Major eggs that they were oblivious to me taking pictures of them. |
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 28 I was tracking this tiny Snowflake Moray Eel through the reef and positioned myself to patiently wait it out. I was completely oblivious to the Commerson's Frogfish lurking right outside its door and nearly bumped it with one of my strobes until I lifted my eyes from the viewfinder to realize the reason for the eel's shyness to emerge. |
 29 My diving on this trip ended with finding this Titan Scorpionfish posed for its beauty shot |
