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Beach Days

Marco's basket

Maui's reefs!

Blue Rice Coral- a Hawaiian Endemic

 

Cauliflower Coral

Longnosed butterflyfish!

SLUTBOT turns 24

Yup, its Annie's birthday!

Annie and Meghan at our apartment!

Joey, Meagan, Annie and myself celebrating at Fred's

 

  Alcohol flavored whip cream . . . perfect. Thanks Joey!

(Lei complements of Marco and Bobbi. You boys rock)

Tai loves it!

Nai`a

Spinner Dolphins! A frequent encounter off the coast of Lanai'i. Tail slaps, spinning, bow riding- beautiful. 

Kevin and Dana chillin with the dolphins

JAWS

Jaws. The world-famous north shore surf spot that only breaks a few times a year. Last week, I was driving along the coast and noticed a heavy south swell coming in at Ho'okipa Beach, which got me thinking. A few phone calls later, I had not only confirmed that Jaws was going off, but also had confirmed the unmarked turn off from the Hana highway. A half-hour of rather intense off-roading later, Katie, Charlie, Tiff, and I arrived at a small bay.  I will let the pictures speak for themselves, as the experience was indescribable.

Whale season is underway!

The Humpbacks are here! 

As they exhale (from their VW bug- sized lungs), the whales vaporize the water that pools on the top of their blowhole, sending it up as much as 15 feet in the air at a rate of 300 mph. 

Propeller scars are never a good thing to see. . . .

When the whales expose the underside of their tail fin, called a Fluke-Up Dive, they are usually going down for a deeper dive, with bottom times averaging 15-20 minutes. The underside of the fluke is like a fingerprint, and is a unique way to identify each whale.

And we move yet again. . .

This is truly the final move of my time in Maui. Annie, Katie, and I now live in a cute little apartment right in "downtown" Kihei, overlooking the water.

44  Kanani Road

#1-201

Kihei, HI 96753

Prior to the arrival of furniture. . . .

 

Post furniture, the place is a little more cozy . . .

 

My bedroom

And the view from our lanai:

Pool and hot tub. . . . by far the complex's best features

Life is good.