29 September 2011 - Thursday

Today the Three of We...plus Mom Edna...plus Unca Dave...hit the waves!  Snorkel trip!

 We got up at 6 and were on the boat around 715am.  The destinations were Molokini, Turtle Town, and a shore tour including (hopefully) dolphin sighting!  We knew we were going to be in the water for about an hour at each spot and that the water--although lovely--is still a bit chilly.  So we sprung for warm wet suits.

We arrived at Molokini and jumped in!  Mom Edna had never been snorkeling, so it was another all-new experience for her.

We saw lots of bright colorful fish, coral, eels.

Back on the boat, we headed for Turtle Town.

Turtle Town was a bit disappointing this time.  Sometimes we'll come out and there will be dozens of them.  Today, we saw one.  I did get a short (really short) movie of him.

After Turtle Town we cruised along the coast while having lunch.  The Captain showed us where Oprah's house was, Clint Eastwood, David Bowie.  We sailed by Little Beach (we waved at our friends) and onward.

Sometime ago, Russ and I were visiting Hawaii and learned that Haleakala is not an extinct volcano, but merely dormant.  According to the guide, the volcano is due for one more eruption.  "If Haleakala were a pregnant woman...she'd be in here 34th month."  (or some such)  Well, today our Captain said that the volcano is once again active!  Apparently there have been rumblings and such so the geologists, etc., have set up sensors and---yup---an eruption is predicted for two to three years from now!  Interesting!

Finally the boat returned to dock and we got out.  We headed back to the room.

Poor Mom Edna!  Tuckered Out, but Sublimely Happy!

Mom Edna decided to hang around the resort and rest.  The boys headed off to...can you guess?...Little Beach!  We only had about two hours, but we made good use of the time!

Russ and I discovered that the "new running style" forced upon us by the Vibram shoes has tied our calves up in knots!

Back at the room, it was sunset time!

Back at the resort we hit the hot tub, Russ cooked another fantastic meal.  We had drinks, chatted, laughed.  Then the activity caught up with us and we all began to fade.  Bedtime!  Tomorrow is another busy day.

---Aloha!