sea turtles

Along with taking “The Road to Hana” the best thing we did on Maui was taking a boat ride out to Molokini Crater. It’s a beautiful location and you could easily go snorkeling all day.

Molokini is a crescent-shaped, partially submerged volcanic crater that forms a small islet located in the Alalakeiki Channel between the islands of Maui and Kaho’olawe. Molokini’s crescent shape protects snorkelers and scuba divers from waves and the channel’s powerful currents.

There were beautiful coral reefs,

orange pencil (two photos above) and black sea urchins,

and plenty of fish.

After about an hour of snorkeling by the crater, we headed out to Turtle Town. Stupid name, but a great place to see the Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle.

We couldn’t get enough of these graceful creatures.

One minute you’d be tracking a turtle and the next minute he’d be gone, blending into the reef.

Then you’d be on the lookout for another one.

There were people scuba diving from our boat too. Here, I spotted a diver who was oblivious to the sea turtle right next to her.

It was a perfect day and the perfect ending to our time on Maui.

The next morning we set off for our favorite Hawaiian island – Kauai.