Turtle Heaven, Kona			N 19° 39', W 156° 2'
Dive Number 185		Buddy Neva	Surface temp 26°C	Starting pressure 3000psi
Depth 66ft	Visibility excellent	Time 59m	Water temp 29°C	Ending pressure 1200psi
Notes:	On our last Hawaiian dive, Neva and I had a rare treat - a pod of dolphins that play near the boats in the marina swam by as we started. This was a first for Neva and also for me! The dive was calm and relaxing, and we hung out for a while at the end near an octopus hiding in one of the corals - we both got to see a couple impressive colour changes! We got a sign from our divemaster I was unfamiliar with - we had to end the dive not for low air, but because of of the timing. Neva uses as little air as I do!

Eel Cove, Kona			N 19° 39', W 156° 2'
Dive Number 184		Buddy Neva	Surface temp 26°C	Starting pressure 3000psi
Depth 61ft	Visibility excellent	Time 59m	Water temp 29°C	Ending pressure 1200psi
Notes:	For the first of our dives on Kona, Neva and I took a shuttle boat from cruise to shore, and kitted up with a local company. Our first dive was on Eel cove. Neva was given equipment with an unfamiliar regulator configuration - secondary air source on the BC inflation hose - so we switched. Equipment notwithstanding, we had a long warm enjoyable dive. A school of triggerfish was interspersed with a bunch of raccoon butterflyfish. Our guide told us that one was feeding on the eggs of the other (I can't remember which). Here's a picture of one of the eels for which the site is apparently named.

The Nautilus, Honolulu			N 21° 16', W 157° 50'
Dive Number 183		Buddy Neva	Surface temp 26°C	Starting pressure 3000psi
Depth 46ft	Visibility excellent	Time 38m	Water temp 28°C	Ending pressure 1200psi
Notes:	Our second dive was at a site known as "The Nautilus". There were plenty more tropical fish, and our guide found a white tipped reef shark under an outcropping of coral. It's great to dive warm and great to have Neva as a buddy!

Turtle Grove, Honolulu			N 21° 16', W 157° 50'
Dive Number 182		Buddy Neva	Surface temp 26°C	Starting pressure 3000psi
Depth 35ft	Visibility excellent	Time 31m	Water temp 28°C	Ending pressure 1400psi
Notes:	We had a couple days in Honolulu before departing on our cruise, so Neva and I booked two dives with a local company, and joined up with a third diver and went out to a couple local dive sites. This first one features a turtle cleaning station. My camera battery was depleted, but we got some great pictures from our divemaster. Here's one of Neva with a sleeping turtle. There's no evidence, but I caught a glimpse of the official fish of Hawaii, the Humuhumunukunukuapua'a!