Hawaii

We just got back from a trip to Hawaii. We were going to go in April, but due to B's work and schedule, we decided to go in February instead. We got flights and things worked out and headed on our way. Because my sister and her family live in Maui, they watched A for us for a few days so that we could go scuba diving. (Thank you Thank you) We went on 3 good dives and were able to see a lot of sea turtles and all kinds of fish. On one of the dives we also saw a white tip reef shark. Mala wharf is known for having sharks, but B assured me that they are hard to see and we probably wouldn't see one. Well, this one just happened to be out in plain sight for us...B swam up close to him to take a picture, but I hung back since I wasn't too thrilled about seeing him.

February is whale season in Maui. The humpback whales are in abundance Feb-April. They are there to give birth to their young. From the condo which is right off the ocean, you can see the whales in the distance. It is a lot of fun to watch them. We also went on a whale cruise, which A didn't enjoy very much, but the boat get us up much closer to the whales and we see their tails come out of the water and every once in a while if you're lucky, they're breach for you. We saw a couple of them breach. It is an awesome sight.

After a week, B had to come back, but A and I stayed with my sister and her family. It was fun to visit with them and see the great views from their house. They live a ways from the beach, halfway up to the volcano, Haleakala, but you can see the ocean at a distance from their house and they get beautiful sunsets.