Tomorrow we move to another part of the island so I thought I’d recap the first part of our trip.
Since our condo/townhouse has all the beach gear you could want, we loaded the car with beach chairs, beach umbrella, cooler packed with lunch and our snorkel gear. We headed to turtle town or Maluaka Beach. It’s more of a beach that locals go to since it isn’t in front of a big hotel. We found plenty of sand to claim as our own for the day. This time we all saw turtles!
Before heading back to our hotel we drove to the end of the road, if you could call it that. It was a partially paved road through lava fields. It looked like a farmer had tilled the soil and was ready to plant. It was definitely not soil. The end was La Perouse Bay, a beautiful bay you are not allowed to swim in. It’s a protected wildlife preserve where dolphins sleep.
Yesterday morning we went whale watching in an outrigger canoe. It was fantastic. It holds 6 people, including the guide, since it’s hard to fill that last slot we had the canoe to ourselves. We saw too many whales to count. They breeched, they tail slapped and they dove. We heard them blow. One got close enough that we could see some “battle scars” on his tail. We spent 3 hours on a very calm Pacific Ocean. Highly recommend!
Today Jon and I had a massage overlooking the ocean while Jason and Erin went to Po’olenalena Beach. Sam, our outrigger canoe guide told us there were a lot of turtles and good snorkeling there. They saw turtles! And I had the best massage I’ve ever had.
Tomorrow we drive the Road to Hana. We found a cottage to spend the next 3 nights in Hana. It is off the grid – it only has solar power.
Halfway Round the Planet, Part 2 