Dive Team: Dave Miller, Rosie Miller
Date: March 4, 2025
Rosie surprised me and booked an air-conditioned luxury 65-foot catamaran yacht called the “Elua” through “Pride of Maui”. This dive boat was comfortable and had two nice restrooms and offered us a nice breakfast of muffins, croissants, coffee and fresh island fruit.
It took 55 minutes to travel across the bay and channel to the partially submerged volcanic crater. The crater’s crescent shape site sheltered the calm and clear waters from the wind. Molokini was one of the few crescent islets in the world. Ther crater had a vibrant coral reef, lava formations and was also a rare seabird sanctuary.
The crew provided snorkel equipment, fins and wetsuit tops. We geared up and dove in. In the clear 100-foot visibility I saw a spotted moray eel, angel fish, parrotfish, racoon butterfly fish, wrasses and lots of sea urchins. The sun had yet to fully rise over the crater, so photographs were not the best.
