Hawaii - Big Island, Waikoloa Coast

[javelindan]

Had the fortune to get to the Big Island with my family just before Xmas. Sunny and 85F every day! Managed to get on a couple of morning 2-tank dives with Red Sail Sports along the Waikoloa coast on the Northwest side of the island near Kona... had a GREAT time! Navigated through lots of branch and horn coral covered lava tubes, saw green sea turtles, found a ghost shrimp in a cave, played with a couple of octopus, held a Crown of Thorns Star (careful - poisonous), a large Brittle Star, cowries, horned helmuts, augers and enjoyed the wide array of HI coral fish - wrasse, butterflyfish, etc. I understand there's a "can't miss" night dive with the Manta Rays off Kona but our schedule was too tight to accommodate. If going to Hawaii, a week is not long enough!