last on Maui - BooHoo

Day 7
We saved our snorkeling trip on the Gemini catamaran for our last day. We woke up to rain and thought oh no! We thought we were going to head north to Honolua Bay and be in the clouds but, of course, our captain had checked the weather and took us south into the sunshine. The crew was fabulous getting us all our equipment and we had a delightful sail to our snorkeling spot. It was my favorite kind of snorkeling with deeper clear turquoise water over coral reefs. The reefs were practically every color of the rainbow. We saw lots of beautiful fish but the highlight was swimming with the turtles! They are so large and graceful in the water. Every once in a while they would poke their nose out for air. Lunch and an open bar were ready for us when we got back on the boat, such wonderful treatment. On the way back we were came up to a mama gray whale with her baby and boyfriend and swam with us for a while. Other whales were in the distance. Then we found ourselves right next to a group of a couple hundred Hawaiian spinning dolphin. One of our crew members was great about tossing out facts on the whales and the dolphin along with some early history. We hated to get off the boat.It was an amzing 4 hour boat ride and we loved every minute. I could have easily stayed on for another couple of hours! We have dinner reservations for the Hula Grill tonight. I can’t believe it is our last night.
P.S. Our last dinner was perfect. We are going to miss this Maui weather. Another warm evening eating in an open air restaurant - what a treat.
Day 8
Travel day - we arrive in Phoenix at midnight. I’m sitting at the table with my computer with a view of the Maui coastline in bright sunshine. This is hard to beat! Sedona will bring new adventures and I'm looking forward to spending time with Faye and John.



Leaving Our Snkleing Spot




What a Ride





We are sitting right out front looking for whales.