Tag Archives: Hawaii

Kona Diving

Posted on November 16, 2016 by murray

We have the time from the hotel to the dock time to the second. Out to the lot a couple of minutes late and the lineup on the road is horrendous. I don’t get it!!! Kona is a small island … Continue reading →

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We Meet Again

Posted on November 15, 2016 by debbie

It’s our first day of diving with the Kona Diving Company. We dove with the same crew last year and are looking forward to diving with them again. Laid back, super friendly and fun. As we walk onto the boat … Continue reading →

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Kona Again!

Posted on November 14, 2016 by debbie

I remember travelling to Hawaii as a child and as a teenager with my family. After landing, the airplane door would be opened and this wonderfully flower and ocean scented air would drift into the cabin of the plane, and … Continue reading →

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Kona, Hawaii Photos

Posted on January 19, 2016 by debbie

I have posted a sampling of our photos from our scuba diving trip to Kona, Hawaii in November, 2015. We saw some amazing wildlife underwater. Swimming frog fish, tiny crabs of all shapes and colors, dainty nudibranchs, majestic manta rays, … Continue reading →

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Kona’ Small Creatures

Posted on November 18, 2015 by debbie

Murray and I love to search for small creatures when we are underwater. It usually takes a few days of diving to get our eyes and brains attuned to finding these little wonders. But once we know where to look … Continue reading →

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Kona’s Frog Fish

Posted on November 17, 2015 by debbie

It was years of diving before Murray and I saw our first frog fish. It was in the Maldives. The frog fish was bright red and he was walking, not swimming, across his little patch of coral. Funny looking creatures. … Continue reading →

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Kona Beaches

Posted on November 16, 2015 by debbie

We finish our two dives ” early”, around 1:15 pm, so we decide to partake in our second favourite thing on a tropical island. The first being scuba diving, of course. Our second most fav is trying out beaches. We … Continue reading →

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Kona Impressions

Posted on November 16, 2015 by murray

First impressions The diving is great. The island is OK. Haven’t done much of the tourist thing yet so can’t say why one could come here. We’re here to dive so the choice of destination seems to be correct. It … Continue reading →

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Manta Rays

Posted on November 14, 2015 by debbie

Yesterday we dove our usual two dives in the morning, but our dive day did not end there. After a quick one hour ten minute break where we sped to our hotel to change camera batteries and a stop at … Continue reading →

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Perfect Diving in Kona

Posted on November 12, 2015 by debbie

If you are a diver and haven’t been to Kona yet, go. Just go. I am surprised it took us this long to come here. The diving doesn’t get better than this. On our second dive, within minutes of giant … Continue reading →

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