Well, we were up before sunrise and off to catch the dive boat this morning. I got fitted for a heavier wet suit, signed papers and walked down to the harbor to catch the Lahaina Divers Boat.
It was almost an hour ride over to the shores of Lanai for our first dive site. Geared up I took a giant stride into the water...............Burrrrrrrr! Take me back to the Caribbean, this stuff is to cold!
My dive computer was reading 73 degrees, the visibility was about 40 feet with some current....not my idea of a great dive. Didn't see much, not impressed. Got back on the boat to hear others proclaim how great the visibility was.....they need a trip to Cozumel. The second dive was a little better, still cold but the visibility was better.....maybe 60 feet. Saw a huge eel, fish, flounder, etc.
I didn't even take my camera on the second dive. Then after boarding the boat we had a rough 50 minute ride across the water to Lahahina. We did see whales on the way back, really impressive.
Dale picked me up at the dive shop and we headed back to our cottage, ate lunch and then headed out to see more of Maui. Drove to Kihei, Wailea and down to an area were the island experienced the last lava flow in 1790, a pretty desolate landscape. Saw lots of beaches and surfers.
In the morning we are going to the Maui Swap Meet in Kahului, suppose to be the place to go on Saturday mornings. We then have a drive up Haleakala in the afternoon and maybe the Maui Aquarium later in the day.
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