Acter checking in we changed and immediately headed for the beach. We got a beachfront lunch and then dropped out bags, and ourselves, on a couple of beach chairs for a restful afternoon of reading, jumping waves, and enjoying the pool.
In the late afternoon we had our photo session with the resort's photographer and then walked all the way around the property. For dinner we hit the Royal Ocean Terrace and got prime seats outside to watch the sunset. We had our favorite Mai Tais of the trip and delicious dinners. Righty before the sunset, we also got an impromptu, mini Luau on the terrace steps.
Afterwards we played a few rounds of bocce and shuffleboard, had some excellent ice cream for dessert at the tesort's ice cream parlor, and walked further around the hotel, enjoying stars on a perfectly clear night. From our balcony we had a stunning view of the ocean to our right, and the West Maui Mountains, with the moon overhead, to our left.
We got up early this morning to drive to Lihei, on the south of Maui, for our snorkeling trip with Redline Rafting. Our first stop on the boat was the Molokini island crater. The reef around the crater was beautiful - the most vivid ocean colors either of us had ever seen - and we saw a shark, an octopus, and countless colorful fish and coral formations. We circled to the back of the island and saw another shark and also an eel.
At our next stop we were met by a pod of dolphins who, surprisingly, swam right up to us in the water and the stayed around our boat for some time.
Finally, we headed closer to shore and found an amazing spot where we snorkels with and over five large sea turtles. The turtles, too, were not shy about coming up next to our small group, and they regularly popped up for air between us. It was a tremendous experience, and the crew, Seth and Kelly, were hilarious and really knowledgeable.
Now we are back at our hotel to shower off before heading in to Lahaina town. Check back soon.
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