Wash Rock - Lanai is known for its geological formations and this sight features some of Lanai's best. This underwater area is huge and has variety not known at many dive sites. There are so many interesting sections of this dive site, I don't know which ones to tell you about first. Let's start with the "Rock" itself. The Rock comes to within four feet of the surface of the water. There are beautiful coral formations on the top of this rock which host a tremendous amount of tropicals. Along the edges and base of this rock you will find a myriad of marine life, from branch coral to schools of pyramid butterfly fish to the elusive and rare pipe fish. Another aspect of this dive site is call the Tunnel of Love. This is a short more narrow lava tube with space for three or four divers to look around in together. Inside this tube we usually see a mated pair of ghost shrimp, a pair of yellow margin moray eels as well as lobsters and crabs. Beyond this area is another lava tube called Hungry Shark Reef. So named because a skinny white tip reef shark was frequently found to live here. In this lava tube we also see crabs, lobsters and a large yellow margin moray.
In early 2004 some divers were
able to see the rare Tinker's butterfly here.
This is a tremendous dive site and deserves at least 3 trips to be able to cover the whole area.
This dive is generally planned as a 65 foot for 35 minutes.
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Wash Rock description By Myke Capps /Erik Stein
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