The Dive that changes your life......

[Speckled Grouper]

Wow, what a show....Night diving with giant Manta Rays.
The pictures are crappy but you get the idea....

 

[ghstrider]

Awesome andrea!!!!

 

[Jgoal55]

man.....i missed out! I guess I have to go back! Very cool pics. Thx.

 

[fragyoureef]

WOw thats great...... I was a little hesitant when it comes to night dives but i think this just changed my mind

 

[marcelft]

Is this in Florida, or the famous one in Hawaii?

 

[carlosngloria]

i think she is in hawaii look at the other thread of pics

 

[ReefWreak]

Awesome pictures, but conjured up memories of my one night dive in the keys, molasses reef IIRC. It seems cool, but I wouldn't really night dive for fun again, too dark, too low light, too limited visibility (I was also on a shallow reef on medium-high seas night). Thanks for sharing the pics though. Hawaii is definitely on my list for places to dive, probably after I dive the GBR, then Ras Muhammad in Egypt.

 

[Waterhouse]

Sick!!!

 

[mrx66699]

very nice thanks for sharing

 

[Speckled Grouper]

This is not a night dive in the normal sense. The spot where the Mantas show up gets frequented by at least 6 boats every night, with both, divers and snorklers. Everybody gets a very bright flashlight. The snorklers hang on a ring at the surface and shine their lights down. The divers sit on the bottom in a large circle and shine their lights up. This attracts a heavy concentration of plankton and the Mantas show up to eat and do their show. There where probably about 30 to 40 divers and and as many snorklers, and in only 30' of water it was never very dark. The Mantas come within inches from your head, sometimes touching you. The do barrel rolls and other acrobatic moves. It was more like a circus than a night dive. But the sheer size of these creatures is mind blowing.....

Written from the future, Wednesday, September 21, 6.47 am

Going diving at 9 am, stay tuned......

 

[geoplane2]

awesome pics !

 

[gkugelman]

Amazing! Where in Hawaii is this? I would love to do this dive one day.....

 

[Speckled Grouper]

Amazing! Where in Hawaii is this? I would love to do this dive one day.....

Kailua-Kona on the Big Island. Between the diving, the Volcano, all the flowers and the awesome landscape and great climate, I think it is now my favorite Hawaiian Island.