Joshua is the free dive planner. When I have a day off, I leave everything up to him. The plan was to start at 5:30am this morning and go very far away from Oahu. Deep blue water diving all day long. I was so excited!
Leaving Oahu while watching the sun rise on this beautiful Sunday morning.
Joshua Moniz, Kimo Gasper, and myself love to free dive. We’re always watching out for each other, supporting each other, and learning off each other. No matter how old or young you are, every single ocean experience is a learning one.
The water was so blue! The visibility was around 200′ so you could see a lot of wildlife. Imagine a shark coming out from the deep blue straight towards you? It’s freaky, but yet so beautiful.
After shooting a fish, you have to bring it up fast. If you don’t, the sharks will get it. In this case, Joshua pulled this one up as fast as he could but the shark still got a bite out of it.
The shark goes home happy, and Joshua goes home happy. Everybody happy! After diving out in the deep blue for many years, I can say that the sharks are getting a lot more aggressive. You even have to watch behind you. Today was a lesson learned for me. I was so preoccupied with securing my fish that I didn’t see the huge tiger shark coming in over my shoulder with his jaw wide open ready to take a big bite out of me. It was freaky, but yet one of most beautiful things I’ve ever experienced. Another humbling day in the sea.
Thank you Kimo and Joshua for the amazing day. Thank you Joshua for setting up our dive plan, bringing the bait, and for being a wonderful nephew. And thank you Kimo for watching over me, being a cool friend, and blocking the aggressive tiger shark from attacking me. I always feel so happy and safe with you boys! Another day to remember forever…
