Snorkeling in Maui

During our weekend in Maui we went on a full morning snorkeling trip with Boss Frog’s aboard the Quicksilver. The trip snorkel gear, breakfast, a BBQ lunch, ice cold drinks, two snorkel sites, a great boat ride and $1 drinks after the snorkeling was finished. All that for about $40/person including tax and boat fees.

Playing with the features on Krista’s new camera, Cannon IXY910IS.

Jenny

Looking back at Maui

Nice Mai Tai’s Jon!

Kahoʻolawe, an uninhabited Hawaiian Island. This island was used by the navy for military training. During the 90’s the island was turned back over to the State of Hawai’i and since then there has been an extensive cleanup of unexploded ordinances on and around the island.

Snorkeling at Molokini,an offshore crescent moon-shaped volcanic crater south of Ma‘alaea Bay, Maui. The islet is a Hawaii State Seabird Sanctuary, and very popular snorkeling location.

Jon

Pink Tail Triggerfish

Lau’i Pala- Yellow Tang

Sea Urchin

Krista

Kikakapu- Threadfin Butterflyfish

Nenue Lowfin Chub

Humuhumu-Ele’ele – Black Durgon Triggerfish

Humuhumu-Ele’ele – Black Durgon Triggerfish

Honu- Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle at Turtle Town Maui

Kala- Unicornfish

Honu- Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle at Turtle Town Maui

Black Sea Urchins

All of the underwater pictures are taken with Jenny’s Olympus Stylus 720SW.

We had a great time snorkeling around Maui and can’t wait to do it again in December. There are many different companies that you can go snorkeling with so make sure you shop around for the best deal for you!

Boracay Scuba Diving

One of the highlights of our trip was scuba diving. Near the end of the week Krista and I went to Boracay Scuba for an amazing adventure under the sea. Boracay Scuba is located near Boat Station 1, you can view their website here. Our instructor for the first dive was Guillier. He took us through the Discover Scuba Program- the basics and important safety information.

Krista and I at the dive shop.





Inside the dive shop. This was a really cool place to hang out. After the tide has gone they pull out the wicker style chairs you can lounge on. When the tide is high all the chairs are moved and everything you see in the picture is under water. During the day, the water is about 50ft away.



Krista and Jon before we did our training lesson.



Jon, Krista and Gullier.



During our training lesson.





We took a picture of the marine life card in the shop - these were some of the fish we saw during our dives.





The first dive was awesome so we decided to go for round two. Rey was our dive instructor for next dive. Since we already had the basic training, the second dive was a little cheaper and we were able to get right in to the water.

We found Nemo.. he got big!



Krista and Jon.





More marine life.



Krista and Rey.





We saw a blue starfish.



Krista



This picture was taken while we were snorkeling on a different afternoon.



If you're not afraid of water and you're not claustrophobic, you should definitely try scuba diving sometime! If you're ever in Boracay check out Boracay Scuba and tell Rey and Gullier Jon and Krista from Korea say hi!