We all rose early and went for a hike along the coastline for about an hour. The waves were incredible and we saw the blows of whales (water shooting straight up in the air from their blow holes) everywhere. The Humpbacks which travel from Alaska every year, all the way down to Maui, were here! It takes them about 4 to 6 weeks to make the journey and we’d been seeing them from a distance for days. You see this side of the island of Maui is their breeding ground. Maui and Molokai are connected under the water so picture a giant shelf between the two islands. The water here is only about 300 feet deep where if you go off the the other side of the island, it drops to 15,000 feet deep! A perfect place for Moms to calf and be with their newborn babies.
So anyhow, about 11 we headed down to meet the other people in our small 12 person group. One Mom and her 8 year old daughter, believe it or not, are from Vail and she goes to the same school with the boys! What a small World.
We all jumped in a van and drove to the boat to head out. Soon after leaving, we were spotting whales everywhere. For about 90 minutes, we’d see them and then motor on over to where we thought they’d surface, and then watch and wait. They were big, beautiful and amazing.
After the trip, Lori and I headed into town to hook up with my buddy Jeffrey. Today we met at a music store, just about like the one he and I ran 35 years ago. It was great to see him again and he’s still the same guy he was then. He told Lori one of the only people he missed in his life, was me when we moved away. We picked up right where we left off since a day or so ago when we first connected and will now stay in touch and see each other often. He even has a condo next to his that a couple from California own, that we can rent for about $100 a night whenever we want. He has the keys, wow!
Today I think the boys are surfing, we’ll let you know more tomorrow, So have a great day, take care and God Bless, Aloha!
Here’s a few pics, more later as we have better ones on the video camera but need to download them! Amazing in person!
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