Hawai'i - Molokini

As tourists we see it as our duty to do 'the touristy things' from time to time (actually quite often).  One of these was to take an early morning snorkel boat (Four Winds II) to the island of Molokini.  To say it's an island is a bit of an exaggeration really it's just part of the top of a volcano crater sticking out of the ocean a few miles off the coast of Maui.  The fish seem to love it.  So every morning a dozen or so boats leave the harbour full of tourists out to swim with and photograph the fishes.

The intrepid explorers;

Images of Molokini;

 

Just cause you're snorkeling doesn't mean you can't smile for the camera;

Seeing the scarey 'Blue finned (plastic) reef shark'

Other locals on the reef;

We also saw the state fish of Hawai'i, a Humuhumunukunukuapua'a but couldn't get a photo.  Without looking can anyone tell us what other name these fish go by?


On the way back we spotted a group of Turtles (unfortunately only one of our pictures came out).

It's a shame the turtles are so endangered - they look really tasty...