Maui - Day 2

Today was amazing. I woke up at 5:00, and got to watch the sun rise over Haleakala, behind the palm trees. At 7:00 we went down to the Maalaea harbor for the boat that would take us to Molokini. We sailed on the Paragon II and started with whale watching. The whales were awesome, even though there weren't many of them out there. When we finally made it to Molokini, which is a extinct underwater volcanic crater, which is now covered with a coral reef. After we got our snorkeling gear, we climbed down into the water. The water was freezing cold, and I kept forgetting to breathe. Haha. The reef was beautiful, there were colorful fish everywhere, sea urchins, and tons of different corals. We saw an eel, which was really creepy, because it was almost like a snake, and it was wiggling through the coral. We also saw an octopus, which was kinda weird, it moved like a snake/spider and it was strangely fast. Angie was taking pics underwater with her camera, and the photos turned out great. When we got out of the water, we were numb. I literally could not feel my hands, and I kept slipping and falling on the boat. When we got back to the condo, we cleaned up, and headed to Lahaina for a late lunch. We went to Bubba Gump's Shrimp Co. I've never seen so much shrimp in my life. Haha. It was good, and I was stuffed by the time we got done. We then drove up to the Lahainaluna High School, which has a great view of Lahaina, the coast, and Lanai in the distance. On our drive back, we saw about 7 rainbows beside the West Maui Mountains, it was beautiful. We then got back to the condo, and now we are watching American Idol.

Here are some pics of our day:
Sun starting to rise behind Haleakala

Sunrise

The Paragon II

The Paragon's sail

Angie and Me

The back side of Molokini

The Molokini Crater

A Hibiscus

Bubba Gump's Shimp Co.