This was the day we took our snorkeling tour with Erin and Norb. It was a big boat and we left around 0800 and went over towards an island about seven miles from Maui, Lanai. It was rough on the way, but worth seeing all of the see life. We had a great time all day long. We went to two separate places to snorkel and they fed us lunch. Besides some of the rough seas, it was great.
I know that you can't make these out, but we found a school of dolphins (over 100 of them) and it was incredible. They would jump out of the water and spin--hence Hawaiian spinner dolphins. We followed them for awhile and we got to see all of the baby dolphins with their moms. It was beautiful.

The wet suits were to keep us warmer, even though the water was 70 degrees. It was nice to have them once the wind picked up and once we got out of the water. Do you like Reba's hair?

Rebecca didn't know that I snapped some pictures of her "showering" the salt water off after snorkeling. I was very proud of her that she went into the water twice, because we all know that jumping in the ocean is not her favorite thing to do. She said she loved it and wouldn't have missed snorkeling in Hawaii. When we were snorkeling near Maui, we encountered turtles, a lot of different fish, and some white tip reef sharks. Rebecca and I are always up for adventure, but once we saw two of them on the floor of the ocean, we were all of the sudden done. The look on Rebecca's face said it all. It was very strange to see them in the water, knowing that they most likely won't touch you, but that they could if they felt like it. So now at least we can say that we saw sharks and turtles on our trip to Maui. What an experience. The guides were great and were in the water with us, so we felt somewhat safer, but when we all saw the sharks, they said," nothing to worry about."

Erin and Rebecca had to hold on for dear life. There were some pretty big swells between Maui and Lanai. We all made it there a feeling a bit woozy, but we all still jumped in the water and started snorkeling

We have had such a fun time getting to know Erin and Norb. Their friendship has made this trip even more fun for us. They are heading back to California in a day or two. We will miss them.

RnR