Day 4: Maui

Day 4: Maui

As always, THB has the special

Quote of the Day: 

I saw ten thousand talkers whose tongues were all broken
I saw guns and sharp swords in the hands of young children
And it's a hard, and it's a hard, it's a hard, it's a hard
And it's a hard rain's a-gonna fall

Weather:   Better today! No windstorm in afternoon and few clouds during day, maybe high 70s at peak

Ed note: Pics slightly out of order as THB realized whale sighting came before Preserve visit

X marks the no-go spots

There are two parts to the preserve, this is the north cove (we don't snorkel over to the south cove, maybe on another visit)

Breakfast on the deck includes a whale sighting, helped out by the paddleboarders paddling hard towards what looks to us like an upside-down boat dead in the water.

From our deck we can see something floating in the water a few 100 yards out

Paddleboarder investigating

Uh-Oh, maybe too close...time to get down and hand-paddle awaiting re-inforcements

Today the morning snorkel was at the preserve (we didn't go in the first time we visited a few days ago), where you have to walk back from nice big parking lot to a very hard entry, the only one recommended. Very clear, water not too warm yet. Not a huge amount of fish, and most fish were huge for their particular species. Almost no small fish, just one school of vertically dark striped 1-2 inchers.

On way back did some restocking at Foodland, and hit the beach below the condo. Very pleasant. 

Down to beach where conditions are ideal. After an hour or two, THB left LB on the beach and had his usual lunch on the deck. Around 1 it was looking pretty nice to THB returned to beach and THB and LB went for snorkel right in front of the condo building. Not super clear, clear enough that THB had no trouble seeing an immense turtle swimming right at him. Saw 2 more turtles and a decent range of good sized fish. The coral here distinctly looks like bleaching has started, not a good thing.

THB takes his first shower of the trip, feels great. One snorkel = no shower, two snorkels = one shower

Maui Brewing pilsner from liquor store next door

Dinner at Da Kitchen, right across the street.  Veggie burger and fries and diet coke for LB, combo plate of pulled (“Kalua”) pork and teriyaki beef with two scoops of rice, green salad, and beer from next door, $48. Pork and one scoop of rice go with us back to condo for a burrito on the deck tomorrow.

Does not look like the high-swirled item in poster

Plus, for dessert THB gets Dole Whip…sort of soft soft serve with extra air added, the special flavor of the day is Pineapple (it is also the only flavor of the day), $5.50.

Sunset Pics: sec (second attempt); zombies arrive again and this time applaud sun's ability to sink in the west in evening...very touching

Palm tree outside our 5th floor condo