Coconut, Coconut and Papaya - a trip to Maui 4

Day 5: The kayak - snorkel -tour. We got up quite early to arrive at the Makena Landing by 7 am to meet with Christopher from Maui Kayak Adventures. He had already everything prepared, kayaks at the beach, snorkel gear, water, snacks and camera. So we just picked up our paddles and off we went. We had an awesome time. We saw plenty of turtles, did I mention that I just love turtles, they are so beautiful! And there were so many fish and I even saw an octopus. Since we were on our kayaks, we were able to paddle around the big crowds and find a more quiet spot for our snorkeling.
If you plan a snorkeling trip on Maui, check out the Maui Kayak Adventures, they are very well worth the money.
There was nothing to top this!

Early morning kayaking.

Turtle alarm!

First snorkel 1.

First snorkel 2.

Under water 1.

Under water 2.

Under water 3.

Under water 4.

First back at the base.

Day 6: The last full day started with a wonderful view onto whales, playing in the water, so we could watch from our tent site. Amazing! What a perfect way to start the day - whale watching with freshly brewed coffee in your hand.
After that we spent the morning in Lahaina with some Geocaching, learning about the history of the island and Lahaina itself. We tried to get around the tourist crowd as much as possible and left when it got to full. The kids had plenty of sand castles they wanted to finish and I wanted to try to built a bamboo flute. On the way to the camp we stopped at the Olowalu petroglyph site, pretty cool and great thing that there are people out there volunteering to preserve this unique site.
At the camp site we meet a german couple traveling the world for 381 days, what a great experience - check out their blog at dreihunderteinundachtzigtage.

Bamboo flute.

Sand castles.

Park in Lahaina.

Geocaching in Lahaina.

Jump into history @ Lahaina.

Lahaina -Pioneer Mill history lesson.

Pioneer Mill.

At the campground.

Petroglyphs.

Petroglyph site.

More petroglyphs.

Campground buddy.

And that was it. Sadly we had to go. Before we head for the airport we made one last stop in Paia at the Paia Bay Coffee. It has a sweet back yard setting and delicious food and coffee. This place will be the first stop when we come back to make for an easy transition into Maui time.