omg, i don’t remember any summers in the past begin this calm. it’s usually windy trade winds all summer long. today was as calm as it gets. so calm that i had to get into the ocean! i was driving out towards diamond head and could see 100′ deep. i could see reef so deep, fish, turtles, and everything.
this is 90′ and i could see fish on the bottom. unbelievable! then i see a nice rock structure, and see 2 big objects moving slowly. OMG! GT! OMG! ULUA! easy 100lbs!!! i throw the anchor, grab my speargun, and jump in! my heart is beating so fast but it was my only chance. i take a couple of deep breaths and head down to the bottom. kept going down and felt forever. i hit the top of the cave, peak my head under, and it was gone??? omg! i wait for it to come home, kept on waiting, but i was already running out of breath. i did something that you aren’t supposed to do; look up. i see the 23′ Mayuki looking small like a fly. omg, i’m freaking deep! i start making my way up slowly, my mind is going full speed like i wasn’t going to make it. but i relax, close my eyes, and kept kicking up. i break the surface after 1 minute 20 seconds. it felt like an hour. i start to get dizzy, then i take my deep breaths again and regain control.
i look at my watch and it was 74′ or 22.5 meters. luckily the GT wasn’t home because if i speared it, i would be fighting it and probably wouldn’t have made it back up. no fish, but it’s ok because there will be another time.
ended up getting a nice size tako on another dive. tako poke time!
today was one of those days that is very rare. no wind and crystal clear water. one of the cleanest days ever. so clean that the 100′ bottom seems only 20′. i’ve been doing some 70-85′ dives recently and i’m feeling pretty dam good under there. i just can’t make the mistake of looking up ever again. that’s dangerous because no matter how calm you are, your inner mind is telling you “you better hurry and get your ass back up before something terrible happens.” it’s hard to stay calm. haha.
got back to my truck at 5pm. to was 33C! omg!
and on the way back to my car, i found a wallet. somebody must have dropped it. i open it up, look at the license. walked around yelling for “Andrew.” found him 5 minutes later. he was reaching in his pockets looking for something when i said “hey Andrew, did you lose something?” haha.
