Aloha all! Just wrapping up a very cool week in Maui. The pictures are on the road to Hana, the trees were like an enchanted forrest, the colors were unbelievable! The pools are the 7 sacred pools and are worth the long drive. Yesterday we snorkeled at Molokini, a coral reef out in the channel between Maui and Lanai. The fish were pretty awesome! Then on the way back we stopped at a place called Turtle Town, another reef where the big Honu or sea turtles hang out. We swam around with the turtles, they were huge! When they would come to the surface, just seeing them come towards you was an experience, all you could do was try to get out of the way.
Today I took the Super Ferry from Maui to Honolulu, a 3 hour trip (remind you of any other famous voyage?) It was very cool, I could stay inside, I was glued to the back of the boat and I am one crispy critter tonight. We sailed around the back side of Molokai along the cliffs and past Kalapapa where the leper colony is. It would be almost worth having the disease to get to live in such a beautiful place. Although for the record, leprosy is almost non-existant in the colony, if you live there, the federal government pays your way. You cannot visit the colony without permission. I landed a small plane on the airstrip a couple years ago, there is a big fence all around the area and we were not allowed to do anything except go to the bathroom and take off again.
I am here one more day and will be on the red eye home tomorrow night. It has been such a fun few days, I am very satisfied and looking forward to getting home. Aloha!
