Deepest level
I looked at the digital readout of our depth several times as the sub descended deeper and
deeper. Most of the time the sub was approximately the same distance above the sea floor as
the vessel went deeper. Sometimes the depth reading seemed to get stalled as the sea bottom
flattened out before continuing to go deeper. The deepest depth reached on this trip was 102
feet or a little over 31 meters. At that depth everything that could be seen outside appeared
in different shades of blue. Also, the water wasn’t clear resulting in us being able to
see only a short distance through cloudy water. Even with the restrictions, imposed by our depth,
our view of the watery-world was still quite spectacular.
The deepest level reached during our dive |
Once the sub was at its deepest level, we cruised for a short distance. Then the vessel
was turned back toward shallower water as we ascended toward a point where our underwater adventure
would end. The scenery on the return route looked slightly different than it did on the outbound
path. We were seeing things that were visible to the opposite side of the sub during our descent.
Time had flown while we were underwater making it seem as if our trip was shorter than it actually
was.
a view on our way back to the starting point |
Once the sub was on the surface, we were shown the way to the outside where the shuttle
craft was waiting. Once again the movement of the passengers was very quick and efficient. We
had another great view of our cruise ship anchored out in the ocean.
Our view as we were taken back to the dock in Kona |
Once on shore Lynn and I did a little shopping at stores that were near the dock. I ended up
buying a couple of Hawaiian shirts at Hilo Hattie’s. From our shopping excursion we made
our way back down to the dock to catch a ride on the tender back to the ship. This had been
a fun adventure that I had been looking forward to for several years.
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