Sunday, January 2, 2011

Hawaii Day Four


This was the favorite day for all of us. We got us early and met our guides and boat from Blue Water Rafting at 6:30 am. We headed out on the boat, a large inflatable that holds about 20 people. We got to see whales quite early and then headed to the Kanaio coast, which has awesome volcanic rock and is an area you cannot drive to. We got to go inside of a cave and see all the amazing rock structures. Then we headed to LaPerouse Bay which was our first snorkle stop. Great fish to see. Then we headed to Molokini Island, a popular snorkeling spot. We got to snorkle on the back side, where few boats can get and the water is over 300 feet deep. It was very awesome and the kids favorite thing on the whole trip. Then we headed around to the "inside" of Molokini and did some more snorkeling. We had a final snorkle stop at a place where turtles are often found and did indeed get to snorkle with some big green sea turtles! Then we headed back to the dock but on the way we got to see some whales and dolphins. Whale watching season had just started and we were lucky to see some. We watched humpback whales play around in the water and breech (jump out of the water) three times. So beautiful. We were back at the condo by 1 pm to rest after all the excitement. Jeff and Nate played tennis at the condo courts and later Elizabeth and Susan walked a couple miles down the beach. We made an evening run for Shave Ice to Local Boys.

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