Day 6. Getting too close to time to leave

Well today we took it easy and not go out too early. Contrary to the norm it seem to be better later in the morning than early. We went to Kahekili and evidently it was the right place. There was a whole lot of snorkelers out there but by the time we left there was at least 5 different diving classes out there. 

The vis was up and down as was the water. A little rockin' and rollin' but not too bad. Made if tough for pics though. We also ran into a huge cloud of plankton. Tried to get some pics of it but they were too blurry. But we floated there for a while just to watch them swim by. Some free floated while others looked like they had a micro sized fish pushing them along. 

Today I took the telephoto lens which I haven't tried before. I don't like it as much as the wide angle but it did have some good qualities. If anyone out there who is looking at the Olympus TG1 or 2 but can't dive down to get closer to the fish this lens may be for them. It's really good for the "shoot down" shots from the surface. It also let me get closeup shots from a little farther away which is good for the skiddish fish on the reef. 

This afternoon we headed up North. We haven't been up there since 02. Forgot how beautiful it is. Lots of amazing views. Here is some shots along the way. 

We ended the day by heading to Lahaina for the Friday block party. There was a nice little area they had a small stage for musicians and dancers and some vendors and even a good size silent auction. We also took the candlelight tour at the Baldwin house. It's always interesting looking back in time. All in all another good day on Maui.

Day 5 can someone turn on the AC and the fan?

With the trades it's been just a bit toasty. It also makes me wonder if it has something to do with the rotten ocean conditions. We went to Kapalua this morning and it was pretty cloudy close to shore. It didn't clear until probably 74 yards out. Even then it wasn't really clear. But I'm firm believer in "A bad day snorkeling is better than a good day at work." To top it off my camera stopped working right. The buttons on the back quit working. I could get it to take pics but it wasn't in the right mode. It started working about half way though our snorkel so there's some good and some so so shots. The Panasonic camera my wife was using threw a battery error code. Later found out it leaked. I think its dead but we'll see in a couple days. But with all that we got some good shots, saw a few monster turtles again and educated a couple people on reef etiquette. 

This guy was HUNGRY!

This very large Yellowmargined moray was the first make me a little uncomfortable.

These little box fish are so cute.

Bluespine Unicornfifish

This Black triggerfish got close enough for my flash to make it's colors really pop.

Arceye hawkfish

This was my first Bullethead blenny

It's Gil!!!

Ambron puffer

Whitemouth moray and Bluefin trevally

This Trevally and moray where awesome to watch. they were doing what they call cooperative hunting. I have never been this close to a Trevally without it swimming away. It wanted something bad. I took a couple videos. I was there for quite a while watching them work. The eel shooting in and out of the coral and the Trevally knew right where it was going to see if something shot out to eat. It was so much fun to watch.  Can't get the vid to load for some reason.


Well after snorkeling we came back to the condo for a bit to eat and get cleaned up. We headed to Lahaina. I surprise Karen a few weeks ago and reserved a couples lomi lomi massage at Maui Zen. Great way to work out the kinks. A very nice place and we both highly recommend it. They had high ratings on TripAdvisor and it's true. I had Tomoko who was mentioned in many of the reviews and  I found out why. She is an amazing therapist.

After that were weren't up for a whole lot so we went to a camera shop there in Lahaina. They had a new lens for my camera that got lost the first day! Yay!!! Now we just need the water to calm down. Not sure yet where we will try tomorrow. Due to the wave direction tonight I may head back up to Honolua. Wish us luck.
                                                                         

Day 4 No fish today :-(

The surf was just too rough so instead of driving around looking for a good snorkel spot we headed Upcountry. This is just a photo journey of our trip. It's a trip of beautiful vista's, happy cows and horses, interesting sites along the way. Karen took her flower pictures and we even found a Jacaranda with some blooms on it. I hope you enjoy the journey as much as we did. The first picture I had to pull over and take because it reminded me of the enata in my tattoo for a very special young lady in our life that we had the pleasure of taking to Maui last year.