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Maui's Green Sea Turtles & Other Diving Pictures
With the heater going next to me here in Britain, the thought that I was in the warmth of Maui only a week ago, well, sniff! But it wasn't a dream -- I was there and in fact did a lot of snorkeling and one dive. I got to see Maui's green sea turtles on two occasions. The first turtle spotting was during an actual dive. I learned to dive over 10 years ago on my big trip that I'll someday finish writing about. I highly recommend it to anyone. For me, it's the closest I'll ever come to being in outer space, I imagine. It's amazing to spin on your back and look safely up through the water at the sky and see the sunlight shimmering down. But most of the action is looking down and around, at the sea creatures below. I used to just snorkel, and it's certainly a lot easier. I was thrilled when both my young sons got the hang of it with me on this trip. Our smallest would see fish and shout out in amazement through his snorkel, making my wife and I laugh to here the noise coming forth.
I still enjoy snorkeling, but it's great diving in that you can spend more time under the water and follow things more deeply, if you want. I've managed to get in a trip at least once every three years, never anything major -- but if there's an opportunity, I go for it. Next time to Maui, I plan to do much more. On the dive, we came across two turtles. The current was fairly strong, so rather than sitting on the bottom, they rocked back and forth almost like they were playing.
It's also the first time I used a film camera for literally years. Weird not to see what you shot. My kids used to ask "where's the picture" if people came by and took a photo with a non-digital camera at home. I imagine if I tried to load a program on our computer with a cassette tape, it would blow their minds :) Also, a learning lesson for me. Using the flash underwater often makes the picture worse, not better. The second trip was snorkeling off the beach in Waimea, near the Maui Prince Hotel. The beach in front of the hotel is completely open to the public and accessible through a side area. Along the rocks, there were several turtles playing in the shallow water:
Because they were so close, it was easy to get the kids over to see them, so they had a good time. There were also plenty of fish. These are longnosed butterfly fish, or so my fish chart says:
A spotted pufferfish:
And a neat one I can't identify:
And finally, a self-portrait:
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Next Post: Unexpected Building Society Windfalls Comments Comment by garypool Great photos! The last time I went snorkeling in Maui, I took a short cruse out to the crescent shaped Molokini crater for half the day and spent the second half at a place called Turtle Town where there were dozens of turtles. I’m still wishing that I would have rented the underwater camera. Comment by Hawaii SEO Turtles! You left out one very important footnote in this sentence: "I highly recommend it to anyone." *"it" in this instance does NOT refer to diving in freezing water in the rain and wind and bitter cold, especially if not wearing a dry suit, as that is something only crazy people do". (Speaking of, I'll try to upload my diving pics this weekend.) Comment by Vanessa | November 10, 2006 5:04 PM Great photos, Danny. It looks like Your readers (and I hope you) may be interested in two Kauai, underwater Other photos: 1. A sea turtle (of some kind) came up to my tour boat. Comment by Brokerblogger Want to comment? If you are signed into TypeKey, you'll see a form below. No form? Click on the sign-in link below, and you can sign-in or sign-up for a free account. Sorry you have to use TypeKey, but I use it to avoid comment spam. All comments currently appear automatically after posting.
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Great pictures Danny!
Wish I were there.
From the Great Pacific Northwest.