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Saturday - November 4, 2006
Hawaii Part III
Today we went snorkeling at Molokini, on the Lahaina Princess. We started off the cruise with a nice continental breakfast. About 45 minutes after leaving the harbor, we come across a large pod of 30 or so dolphins that swam alongside the boat for about 10 minutes. This may have been the highlight of the trip.
After another 45 minutes or so, we arrive at Molokini and snorkel for about 50 minutes. We have 2 underwater cameras that need to have their film developed, but unfortunately I cracked mine and water leaked in. I have no idea if the photos are salvageable.
On the return trip, they served a nice lunch with burgers, hot dogs, and chicken that they grilled on the front of the boat. About halfway back to our harbor, we stopped at a dive spot named "Turtle Town". We snorkled for another 50 minutes or so, and two huge sea turtles approached within a couple feet. Overall, this snorkel trip was 10x better than our dive in the Bahamas 5 years ago, and I'd recommend the Princess to anyone.
Morning pictures are on Page 7.
Dolphin pictures are on Page 8.
Molokini pictures are on Page 9.
UPDATE: Lara's underwater pictures here.
Posted by jcraven at November 4, 2006 8:26 PM