 1 Hawaiian Monk Seal snoozing and sunning itself at Tunnels |
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 3 Lots of lobsters hiding out at Tunnels Reef Tuesday morning |
 4 Turtle cleaning station on top of the outer reef at Tunnels |
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 6 My first time spotting, let alone grabbing a photo of, the aptly named Fuchsia Flatworm, maybe only an inch long |
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 8 Eels galore, a Stout Moray at Tunnels |
 9 Honu at Icebox, a South Shore dive site off of Poipu Beach |
 10 Crown of Thorns at the Tortogas (aka Nukumoi Pt) dive site on the South Shore |
 11 This snaggle-toothed Whitemouth Moray shows how it gets its name at Tortugas |
 12 Another Whitemouth Moray, this time at Koloa Landing |
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 14 Not the best photo, but pretty cool spotting this Harlequin Shrimp feeding on a sea star |
 15 Slightly better head shot of the Harlequin Shrimp resting its claws on dinner |
 16 Devil Scorpionfish (aka Mr. Grumpy) at Koloa Landing |
 17 It was a turtle fest Friday afternoon at Koloa Landing |
 18 Turtle being cleaned |
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 21 Bluestripe Snapper are plentiful, but are actually an invasive species in Hawaii |
 22 It's not hard to see why they're called Convict Tangs. They're probably grazing on egg mats left by other fish and totally oblivious to the paparazzi. |
 23 The Dascyllus, a member of the Damselfish category, is endemic and found only in Hawaii |
 24 Fried Egg Nudibranch out and about on the rubble-strewn bottom |
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 26 First dive of the evening was just as the sun was starting to set. So still plenty of ambient light, but dusky enough that the morays were starting to come out of their lairs. This Whitemouth was within the first minute of descending. |
 27 His brother (or sister) was only yards away |
 28 Undulated Moray |
 29 Zebra Urchin |
 30 Another fish with an obvious name, the Raccoon Butterflyfish |
 31 Having never seen a Fuchsia Flatworm before, this trip was making up for lost time. One of two that we spotted last night, this one was moving rapidly out in the open across the dead coral. |
 32 Accelerating out of turn #3 into the back straight |
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 34 Yet another Whitemouth |
 35 They all seem interested in the strange creature with the bright lights |
 36 Lots of turtles at night, but most of them are tucked under ledges snoozing. However, they can only go for about 2-3 hours before needing to surface to breathe, so occasionally you get lucky and encounter one doing just that. |
 37 Best picture I could get of this underwater beast that looks like an alien movie monster, the Lions Paw Sea Cucumber |
 38 Banded Coral Shrimp |
 39 Free-swimming Snowflake Moray at night |
 40 "Woe is me" says Eeyore the Devil Scorpionfish. If I just sit here and blend in, maybe dinner will come to me. |
 41 Slipper Lobster caught in the act of trying to slip away |
 42 There were a number of these Convex Crabs scurrying around at night |
 43 Hawaiian Yellow-Tip Sea Cucumber |
 44 Dragon Moray |
 45 Red Velvet Star |
 46 This Pimpled Basket, a type of whelk, was scavenging for dinner |
 47 The Orange Gumdrop sea slug |
 48 An Undulated Moray out at night |
 49 Another Slipper Lobster |
 50 See if you can find the Lizardfish buried in the sand. Hint- head lower left and tail upper right. |
 51 My final day of diving for this trip was back North at Tunnels where there were lots of lobsters about |
 52 The rose-shaped egg sac of the Spanish Dancer nudibranch |
 53 I was trailing the dive group because every crevice I shone my light into revealed Banded Coral Shrimp |
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 55 And what would my final dive be without yet more Whitemouth Moray |
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