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one tiny little spot out of many of Maui's protected cove. Some of Maui's best
dive sites that I would put on the map. snorkeling. Huge variety of corals & fish.
What I saw was in the way of fish life was Moray eels. Starfish. Urchins. Lots of sea
basically just what I depict on the map. shells. Marine Reserve
My experience from California dive maps To this date I have not changed the
was that I wanted to put the fish on the description, although each time I have
map too. I wasn't even familiar with what gone there it has been different, in that
we call a “fish card” at the time, but I there are continually different fishes you'll
began putting kelp forest creatures on my see and the currents and weather make
California dive maps, and logically began changes constant.
to insert drawings (and some computer- In the days of my dive map exploration I
modified photos) of Hawaiian reef went to a few more sites as well. La
creatures on the Hawaiian maps. By the Perouse Bay is one of the most interesting
time I did this for Maui I had already places to dive or snorkel in the world. In
completed and was selling Franko's Dive December 2004 I snorkeled there alone on
Maps of Kauai and Oahu. I merely took a day when a powerful north wind was
most of the same fish and placed them on blowing over Maui. This was about the
the Maui map. The shape of the island and only diveable place on the whole of Maui
the number of words that I put on it to that day. Its location is such that the
describe the dive and surf spots made me massive Haleakala volcano blocked the
put some of the Hawaiian reef creatures wind. I entered the water at La Perouse
on side one, the Maui side of the map, and that afternoon via some slippery rocks by
some more on side two, the Maui County the parking lot. I accidental cut my toe on
side of the map. Anyway, my exploration the rocks (so be careful there!). Because
of Maui's dive spots began at little Ahihi of this little cut and the bleeding, I had a
Cove, and then went from there. The huge barracuda (like 40 or 50 pounds!)
following description that is on my Maui following me. I didn't even know I was cut
dive map is for Ahihi Cove. It is brief, at the time, but there he was, following me
which is typical of my dive site all over the place, sniffing the blood, I
descriptions on all of my dive maps. It is guess. Finally, I thrust my hand toward
brief simply because I have so many spots him, like I was going to grab him. My
to describe and I use up all of the space I threatening gesture made my toothy
have. My description of Ahihi on the face nemesis jet away, never to be seen again.
of the map reads like this:
La Perouse is a really large bay and it
AHIHI COVE 5' - 55'' (1 - 9m) Beg. - Int. could take a week to dive all of it.
Rocky beach entry. Usually calm,
