The highlight of our dive day was the Hedo Dome just SW of Hedo-misaki a bit north of the Ginama port (which is the last part of Hwy 58 that's up against the water before entering a tunnel & coming out up on cliffs near Hedo Point). We entered the cave system around 50 ft below the surface of the water above, and in about 10 minutes or less, all 7 of us (Josh bringing up the rear) were inside the air pocket at the surface of the water inside of the dome (technically ending our 2nd dive of the day). There we were able to turn off our air regulators & breathe in fresh air. We spent about 25 minutes inspecting the dome from that surface before descending underwater again (dive #3, technically) & slowly investigated more of its nooks & crannies before making our way out. The stalactites & stalagmites were quite impressive, both above & below the water's surface in the caves (indicating they had at one point all been above). Very little life was seen in the cave or in its brackish water (which indicated that a source of fresh water was meeting the sea) although we did see some crustaceans fairly well into the cave. We highly recommend this dive to any divers that spend any amount of time on Okinawa!
Photos from Hedo Dome:
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