Sunset Cruise

My co-worker Laura (second from the left) invited me to go with her friends on a Marty Dread (he's in the middle) Sunset Cocktail Cruise. Live music, tropical drinks, sunset, and whales jumping.

Location:Ma'alaea Bay

Bus Stop Conversation

Homeless bike at bus stop: "That's a nice bike. Canondale, it's a good brand."
Me: "It's old though, but it works."
Man: "... I don't bike myself. I drink too much, I have no business on a bike."

No denial there. The homeless in Maui fascinates me for some reason. Maybe it's because I believe that in another society they would not have fallen through the grid, nor would they stay there.

Location:Kihei

Whale Watching

Some recent whale footage. The first one is filmed by my co-worker's phone. This whale came up after swimming under our boat.

Same encounter but different angle:

And a photo of the same encounter:

This is what we call a "tail slapper:"

And this is a calf splashing around next to our boat. You can see the white pectoral fins ("arm-fins") that look turquoise under water:

In this clip you we have a hydrophone in the water and the background noise is actually humpback whale song that you can hear even with your own ears if you go diving or snorkeling during whale season. This song has been heard in all the world's oceans for centuries but we didn't figure out where this cacophony came from until the 1960s. I bet that many marine stories of ghosts and sea monsters originated back in the day when sailors heard whale song through the wooden hulls of grand ships.

And finally, some pictures of me. Here's one of the better ones I could find:

Ha ha, I love the cupcake face mask from LUSH. Seriously though, here's another one:

I finally after several years here got my license.

Location:Maui

Voyager Crew

Me, Gentry, and Captain Doug after working another 12h day onboard Ocean Voyager. We did one snorkel trip that was a bit crazy due to 35+ knots winds, and one whale watch. It's fun but I'm happy it's my Friday.

Location:Ocean Voyager

No Rain, No Rainbow

We had some crazy winds on the ocean today. 35+ knots N to NE, which in Maui terms often mean not good weather for snorkeling. However, it turned our great and we could take the boat to our two usual spots: Molokini and 5 Caves. Back in Ma'alaea Harbor we were met by this beautiful rainbow:



Tomorrow is supposed to be the same wind wise but you never know, you really never know.

Location:Ma'alaea Harbor

Breach!!

This is why I love Maui. Seeing this big buggah breach 50 yards away from the boat and right towards us was epic!

Location:Ma'alaea Bay

Some Christmas Pictures

On the day after Christmas, we hung out on the beach. It's Victor, Connie, Chloe, Kym, me, Sasha, Mathew, and Jonah.

Christmas Day dinner at Kym's house. Connie, Sasha's cousin Dante, Chloe, Jordan, me, Sasha, Mathew, Jonah, and Kym.

Sane day in Kym's kitchen. Sasha, Connie, me, and Kym.