Swimming with Dolphins and other fun things

The next few days we visited Lahaina (again!) and then went pack to Kanapali for a few nights. The beach here is fantastically fun as it is super steep right into the water. When everyone had their fill of beaches we headed up to Honolua Bay. The bay is a nature preserve and a favourite spot for charter boats to deliver hundred of snorkelers. It was also a favourite spot of ours, despite the charter cats that would cozy up to us for the afternoon. There are excellent reefs along either side of the bay and a big hunk of sand down the middle. We could anchor right snug into the head of the cove and it was completely flat, despite the rollers ripping through the channel between Maui and Moloki. On our first snorkel we saw an octopus and at one time had four turtles in our field of view.

Green Turtle

The next morning spinner dolphins came into the bay to show off their skills and Kolby hopped in the water to join them. This time they obliged and he was about to watch them swim and jump underwater. What a lucky guy! I was stuck on the boat with a babe on the boob, but I’m sure my time will come at some point…

Rain Storm at Honolua Bay

We head to Molokai that afternoon and had a great sail basically into the Harbour. The little town is not only the biggest but the only town on sleepy Moloka’i. The town consisted of one long street of shops with two grocery stores and a few restaurants. It took maybe 30 minutes to walk the strip… but it would take a bit longer to soak up the culture here, which seemed to be dominated by local Hawaiians. We stood out like a sore thumb! In the cafe where we had breakfast of cinnamon buns the girl at the till asked me if I was visiting someone on the island – was it Bria? I sure looked a lot like Bria. I laughed and told her no – we had come on our sail boat. Molokia sees few tourists and I’m guessing they like it that way.