This morning we had to rise early (6 a.m) to get to the Lahaina Harbor to take our Pacific Whale Foundation snorkel, dolphin watch cruise to Lanai. As the boat pulled out of the harbor, the crew gave safety instructions and served a continental breakfast of banana bread, papaya and pineapple with juices and coffee or water. Kylie didn't think she would like the banana bread, but once I got her to try it she must have gone back 3 times for more. They warned not to drink the citrus juices if you may get seasickness so I warned Kylie. She said, "granmommy, I don't get seasick!" So, ok, I let her drink whatever she wanted. She chose cranberry juice. The ride to the snorkel site was pretty smooth.
I think I could spend two nights on Lanai at the Four Seasons Resort. Most all of this island is owned by David Murdock, but there's not a lot there. Our snorkel spot was in a cove right in front of the Four Seasons. Kylie and I rented neoprene tops to keep warm since the water was a bit cold. They worked great and I felt quite comfortable, but Kylie was complaining about being cold after we were in the water for 15 minutes. Her little body just couldn't take it, but at least she got to see lots of fish. We were out there for a total of about 30 minutes. She and I got back on the boat but Chip went out with a group who were being given a reef tour by one of the marine biologists on board. After snorkeling, the crew pulled up anchor and started serving a barbeque lunch of grilled chicken, hot dogs & pasta salad. We could help ourselves to soft drinks or drinks from the bar, so we went with the Bikini Blond again.
On the trip back we saw some good whale spouts and then there was a BIG one and and then another and then TWO whale flukes (tails) up in the air. SO COOL! It happens so quick and you don't know when or where that it's impossible to get a picture. We were just glad to get to see it! Then a few minutes later, we had pods of spinner and spotted dolphin bow riding with our boat. It was as if they were trained to put on a show. Kylie could hardly contain her excitement and stayed at the bow of the boat the entire ride back to the harbor.
We came back to the condo by 1:30 and snacked and went out to the beach for the afternoon. Kylie wouldn't snorkel so Chip went by himself out to Black Rock and took the underwater camera and saw a couple good sized sea turtles.
Dinner was decided by Chip so we went back to Cilantro for some more fresh salsa and the guy we met there last year was working. Last year he told us he loved Cincinnati and was a big Reds fan. We talked with him a while and gave him my business card. He told us he came to Cincinnati in September for Oktoberfest Zinzinnati and went to a couple Reds games. He left my card at home and realized it when he got to Cincinnati. So this time we took him some Cincinnati Chili mix and he was thrilled. We were really glad we went back and got to see him again.
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