As Monday the 21st of July is public holiday in Japan – “umi no hi” … the “Ocean day”, we followed the spirit and dedicated this weekend to the ocean (or “let’s do something different … let’s go diving ;-)
Flo was going to finish his open water exam on Friday to be ready to enjoy diving together on this weekend.
Our tour will take us starting from the east of Izu - in Kawana were we stayed overnight at Izumi’s place - to leave next day early morning to the most famous spot to see hammerhead sharks … Mikomoto.
We arrived there already at 8:00 in the morning and got prepared for our first dive. We were full expectations as last weekend there were several spotting of HHS. But it is always a matter of luck – so you’ll never know.
The water was warmer than expected with 22~26deg and the visibility still fine about 10-15m.
Beside the thrill of the HHS you also can enjoy colorful soft coral reef along the dive.
Beside the thrill of the HHS you also can enjoy colorful soft coral reef along the dive.
Now we came to the spot where the current hits speed and is ideal for the sharks to drift by.
It just took seconds until we already spot the first shark – not yet a HHS but a bigger grey shark. Than suddenly the first hammer head!
But it wasn’t one … suddenly a group of HHS - about 20 -30 – showed up from the milky water and passed by:
It was just AMAZING!
The show didn’t last long, but this moment I will treasure forever!
We were really lucky that day … but there was one person I have to thank most:
AKI san – our guide! She knows this place as the back of her hand!
The show didn’t last long, but this moment I will treasure forever!
We were really lucky that day … but there was one person I have to thank most:
AKI san – our guide! She knows this place as the back of her hand!
You can find my pics also on the homepage of the diveshop, but the page is only in Japanese … no I am famous in Japan ;-)
http://nakagimc.sakura.ne.jp/ymc/ymc/diarypro/diary.cgi?no=82
Today a dream came true for me and my divers heart.
One of my dream destinations is the Galapagos Islands which are famous for HHS & other big fish spotting. Today I got a little feeling of it…
Goodbye little Galapagos
