Big Island Part 2
The 2nd half of the trip was equally memorable.
We rented a kayak early in the morning and drove to the dock at Kealakekua Bay. It was so early that the local boys were not there to help us so we had to load the kayak ourselves but it turned out to be pretty easy. Half way down the Bay, we saw a crowd of kayaks, then splashes, then some fish like creatures jump in and out of the water. As we expected, they were Spinner dolphins showing off in front of a crowd of kayakers. After observing them for 15 minutes, I decided that it was way too hot to sit in the kayak and jumped into the water. At times, I was seeing the dolphins swimming beneath me about 25 feet below. It was pretty exhilarating. Liam joined me shortly after. It was a pretty cool experience for him as well. Around 10am, the dolphins went out to the ocean to feed and we went back to the kayak and headed toward Captain Cook Monument.
The snorkeling at the monument was absolutely the best we have had on the island. The water was clear, corals were colorful, and the fish was plentiful. We often ran into big groups of brightly yellow tangs and other tropical fishes.
After we returned to the dock at the Kealakekua Bay, we drove down to the Place of Refuge to do more snorkeling. We didn't see as many fish there but got to swim with a big turtle so that was fun.
On Saturday we went whale watching with Captain Dan McSweeney. We saw quite a few Humpback whales and got pretty close to a few of them. It was a good trip but I got a bit seasick.
We spent the rest of the day snorkeling in Waikoloa. The fish wasn't as plentiful but we again swam with a big green turtle. That was always a treat. They are such beautiful creatures.
On Sunday before our flight back to SF, we spent the day hanging out at the Waikoloa Hilton. It's a theme park with boat, train, a dophin pool, etc. It's not all that interesting because everything was man-made but it's pretty impressive to see what they built.
All good things must come to an end. We took a red eye flight back to San Francisco and back to rainy Northern California.
More photos here.
We rented a kayak early in the morning and drove to the dock at Kealakekua Bay. It was so early that the local boys were not there to help us so we had to load the kayak ourselves but it turned out to be pretty easy. Half way down the Bay, we saw a crowd of kayaks, then splashes, then some fish like creatures jump in and out of the water. As we expected, they were Spinner dolphins showing off in front of a crowd of kayakers. After observing them for 15 minutes, I decided that it was way too hot to sit in the kayak and jumped into the water. At times, I was seeing the dolphins swimming beneath me about 25 feet below. It was pretty exhilarating. Liam joined me shortly after. It was a pretty cool experience for him as well. Around 10am, the dolphins went out to the ocean to feed and we went back to the kayak and headed toward Captain Cook Monument.
The snorkeling at the monument was absolutely the best we have had on the island. The water was clear, corals were colorful, and the fish was plentiful. We often ran into big groups of brightly yellow tangs and other tropical fishes.After we returned to the dock at the Kealakekua Bay, we drove down to the Place of Refuge to do more snorkeling. We didn't see as many fish there but got to swim with a big turtle so that was fun.
On Saturday we went whale watching with Captain Dan McSweeney. We saw quite a few Humpback whales and got pretty close to a few of them. It was a good trip but I got a bit seasick.
We spent the rest of the day snorkeling in Waikoloa. The fish wasn't as plentiful but we again swam with a big green turtle. That was always a treat. They are such beautiful creatures.
On Sunday before our flight back to SF, we spent the day hanging out at the Waikoloa Hilton. It's a theme park with boat, train, a dophin pool, etc. It's not all that interesting because everything was man-made but it's pretty impressive to see what they built.
All good things must come to an end. We took a red eye flight back to San Francisco and back to rainy Northern California.
More photos here.
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