George Monnat Jr Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 We finally got to the Big Island and dove off of Kona as part of our 20th wedding anniversary. The seas were rough which cancelled half our dives, but we did two the morning of April 6th, 2014 and the Manta Ray Dive on April 7th. Even with the rough seas causing reduced visibility and surge bouncing us around, the manta ray dive was freakin' awesome. We'll be going back next year when it's calmer to do it again. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOceanTraveler Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 I have done the Manta Dive a couple of times. It is quite memorable. Happy Anniversary! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robb in Austin Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Pics or it didn't happen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Monnat Jr Posted April 29, 2014 Author Share Posted April 29, 2014 Pics or it didn't happen! I included a link to the best video. I have 17 more, most of which I posted on my FB page (which I reactivated just for this). My FB name is just like my ARC name, so send a request and watch tons of mantas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Monnat Jr Posted April 29, 2014 Author Share Posted April 29, 2014 I forgot to mention that there were a dozen manta rays that night from 8' to 16' wingspan. At 100 pounds/1', that means up to 1600 pounds of fish swimming against us and occasionally wacking me with wings and belly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Monnat Jr Posted May 14, 2014 Author Share Posted May 14, 2014 Was anyone unable to see the video? I used the "anyone can see it" Facebook URL. If anyone wants to see the rest of the videos and pictures, just send me a Facebook friend request. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonTheGuy Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Fyi stayed at the Fairmont orchid in kona .. such a nice place. Found out hotel guests have rights to access a high end community nearby behind a guard shack nearby called #49 black sand beach ... well there is a nice cove beach with all the tropical fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemcd Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Sounds wonderful. Awesome video of your night dive. Did an interesting night dive while stationed in Guam. Apra Harbor where a ship called Tokai Maru sits atop another (Ship or sub, can't remember) called the cormorant. Cool dive, but nothing like what you saw with all those awesome rays--Good stuff!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MantaFan Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Awesome dive!!! I've seen huge mantas, but never that many. Of course I'm a big fan :-) Happy anniversary! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Nice! That looks like an awesome dive. I'll definitely have to do that one next time I'm in Hawaii. That's insane how close the swoop over you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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