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Reviewer |
Site Condition |
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| Name: | Rick Inman | Entry: | 
2.00
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| Email: | Click Here | Bottom: | 
4.00
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| City: | Spokane | Reef: | 
5.00
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| State: | WA | Animal: |
4.00
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| Country: | USA | Plant: | 
3.00
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| Diving: | 0 years | Facilities: | 
1.00
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| Dives: | 500 | Solitude: |
5.00
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| Roads: |
3.00
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Evaluation |
*Average: |
3.58 |
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| Wow! So many lava tubes and caverns and pukas. Awesome structure! Slide into one hole, out and through another. And turtles everywhere. I dove here 4 times, two different days and never saw another diver. My wife and I had this romantic, secluded beach all to ourselves. This is what diving Hawaii is all about. The dirt road down to the beach has been closed, so there is now a short hump of your gear, which may be why we had the place to ourselves (easier access a mile down at Puako Village End). Also, at low tide, the swim over the shallow reef through the surf can definitely be a challenge. And it is a long way out to the drop-off and the good structure. There are buoys planted out there, and the best stuff is between them. On the second time we went here, while enjoying a lunch of left-over ono on Hawaiian Sweet Bread between dives, we saw humpback whales playing out about 200 yards beyond he reef. Then during my second dive, I could hear the whale's song for the entire dive. Wonderful! I kept waiting for one to swim up and visit me, but no such luck. On the way back in, I saw the biggest Morey I'd ever seen. Out of 16 dives in 8 days at 9 different sites, this was my favorite dive. | |||
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Enjoyment Level |
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| Snorkel: |
3.00
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| Beginner: |
3.00
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| Intermediate: |
4.00
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| Advanced: |
4.00
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| Night diving: |
3.00
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Seasonal Information |
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| Season: | Winter | ||
| Year: | 2004 | ||
| Visibility: |
3.00 |
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| Current: |
4.00
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| Surf: |
2.00 |
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