Maui Adventures on the Sea

We booked tours with Maui Adventures for whale watching and for snorkeling. Both tours delivered what they promised, including insightful lessons on maintaining our environment and on snorkeling. We saw many whales--mamas, babies, and males; the three swim together so that Big Daddy can offer protection against predators. The whales come from Alaska in the winter to Hawaii, where the females have their babies and/or mate. They do not eat while here, as food is scarce. Hawaii is the bedroom and Alaska is the kitchen. When they leave for the north in the spring, they will have lost as much as 30,000 pounds. The female is larger than the male; it can be as much as 45 feet long, weighing one ton per foot. We saw several whales come straight out of the water and look around. Others dove and displayed their huge, strong tails (flukes). What a sight! Another day we snorkeled off our boat before reaching Lanai, where the rich and famous play along with the locals. No beach in Hawaii can be closed to the public. That's Gloria snorkeling and Jerry on the surf board (in his dreams). The water was clear and the coral and fish plentiful. The green sea turtles swim up to the humans. We were admonished to not touch the marine life. We enjoyed the day at the most beautiful beach in all of Hawaii as many dolphins played in front of us.