Going to Kona

Mongodives · Post by **Mongodives** » Sat Jan 16, 2010 9:23 am

Just found out lastnight that I'm going to the Big Island, Kona coast next Sunday for 8 days.

Anybody been there, and have any recommendations for Dive ops to use?

I've looked at the Manta thread, was looking for more recent than August info.

LCF · Post by **LCF** » Sat Jan 16, 2010 11:57 am

Well, no advice, but we are going to be there the 28th and 29th, and are going out on the Big Island Divers Manta/Black water dive on the 29th. Maybe we'll meet you while we're there?

Mongodives · Post by **Mongodives** » Sat Jan 16, 2010 1:50 pm

probably will meet you there, Big Island Divers is the only dive op that has answered the phone and responded to email so far.

Benoit · Post by **Benoit** » Thu Feb 04, 2010 7:54 pm

Did the manta/black water pair last year with Big Island divers and they were great - and the dives were truely amazing... highly recommended.

Edit: Oops, that was 3 weeks ago

DeepSix2 · Post by **DeepSix2** » Mon Mar 29, 2010 8:26 pm

I have used the following in my past three visits to Kona since 1997:

1. Kona Aggressor II liveaboard (the best)
2. Bottom Time Hawaii (good)
3. Honu Sports (average)
4. Jack's Dive Locker (great)

bugleman · Post by **bugleman** » Wed May 19, 2010 10:07 am

Norris · Post by **Norris** » Wed May 19, 2010 11:18 am

Sockmonkey · Post by **Sockmonkey** » Wed May 19, 2010 11:19 am

Norris wrote:R

I'll see your R and raise you a big fat F.

-Eric

mz53480 · Post by **mz53480** » Fri May 21, 2010 1:07 pm

Sockmonkey wrote:
Norris wrote:R
I'll see your R and raise you a big fat F.
-Eric

I'd like to buy a vowel. Is there an O?

scottsax · Post by **scottsax** » Fri May 21, 2010 1:57 pm

mz53480 wrote:
Sockmonkey wrote:
Norris wrote:R
I'll see your R and raise you a big fat F.
-Eric
I'd like to buy a vowel. Is there an O?

Psst! Hey kid!

Wanna buy an "I"?

Grateful Diver · Post by **Grateful Diver** » Thu May 27, 2010 6:01 pm

Hey, I just found out I'm going to Kona too ... no idea when, but I won a trip at the Expo.

Now all I gotta do is line up a dive buddy, and accumulate some time off between all the other dive trips I have planned ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

Sockmonkey · Post by **Sockmonkey** » Thu May 27, 2010 6:17 pm

Grateful Diver wrote:Hey, I just found out I'm going to Kona too ... no idea when, but I won a trip at the Expo.

Now all I gotta do is line up a dive buddy, and accumulate some time off between all the other dive trips I have planned ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

Me me me me me... pick me! oooh oooh me me me!

-Eric

spatman · Post by **spatman** » Thu May 27, 2010 7:47 pm

Grateful Diver wrote:Hey, I just found out I'm going to Kona too ... no idea when, but I won a trip at the Expo.

awesome!

Grateful Diver · Post by **Grateful Diver** » Fri May 28, 2010 4:48 am

Sockmonkey wrote:
Grateful Diver wrote:Hey, I just found out I'm going to Kona too ... no idea when, but I won a trip at the Expo.

Now all I gotta do is line up a dive buddy, and accumulate some time off between all the other dive trips I have planned ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)
Me me me me me... pick me! oooh oooh me me me!

-Eric

... I was hoping you'd say that ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

Scubie Doo · Post by **Scubie Doo** » Thu Jun 03, 2010 1:02 pm

I will be there June 25th through July 2nd. Looking for a dive buddy too!

Tangfish · Post by **Tangfish** » Thu Jun 03, 2010 10:09 pm

Look up Sockmonkey, he's the Big Island Mastah. Oh, and if you're heading there, any chance you can bring him his NWDC Hoodie and Beanie?

Scubie Doo · Post by **Scubie Doo** » Fri Jun 04, 2010 4:26 pm

You betcha. FB or PM me to coordinate.

Scubie Doo · Post by **Scubie Doo** » Sun Jul 04, 2010 10:56 pm

Dude, diving with Eric was great. He is a fantastic guide! Kona diving was phenomenal!

Sockmonkey · Post by **Sockmonkey** » Mon Jul 05, 2010 4:58 pm

Jesse,

Thanks for letting me drag you around the reef. I'm sorry we didn't get to dive more... but sometimes we experience the rat race even here in the middle of the pacific. I'm sorry about the viz that day. Outside of the winter, that was maybe the worst I've seen it. A couple days later it was back to it's usual 70 or so feet... bummer. And thanks for the coffee... Mmmmm Uptown Espresso.

Please post your photos the mantas you saw and your other dives as soon as you can.

Aloha!

-Eric

Scubie Doo wrote:Dude, diving with Eric was great. He is a fantastic guide! Kona diving was phenomenal!

Tangfish · Post by **Tangfish** » Tue Jul 06, 2010 4:23 pm

Jesse, did you leave the big island barefoot? They got sticky fingers out there.

Scubie Doo · Post by **Scubie Doo** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 10:12 pm

photos from our dive (without my strobes working :-)

http://jessemiller.myphotoalbum.com/vie ... me=album45

photos from the manta dive

http://jessemiller.myphotoalbum.com/vie ... me=album47

video from manta dive

http://jessemiller.myphotoalbum.com/vie ... _dive_0001

video from our dive

http://jessemiller.myphotoalbum.com/vie ... ako_2_2010

Video quality isn't the best. I had to convert the video and lost some clarity. BTW - My wife now says Uptown is the best coffee ever. Now she is making me stop there on my way home :-) Let me know if you ever need more!

Thanks again Eric. I dive in the Puget Sound, the viz looked GREAT :-)

Calvin, everything was fine. Someone did take my dive buddies bamboo mat.

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