Maui Day 2

We spent most of the morning and early afternoon hanging out at Ka'anapali Beach, which is world renowned for its incredible snorkeling. One section called "Dig Me Beach" was named America's Best Beach in 2003. It was our second favorite beach on our honeymoon (next to Kapalua), so there was no question that we would return!

Ka'anapali Beach and Black Rock in the distance

There's a concrete path that runs from the parking areas through Whaler's Village (a high end shopping area) and the resorts' pools all the way to Black Rock, which is a snorkel spot well worth checking out if you want to see hundreds of fish, coral and other critters. 

As you can see, despite the sunburn I received yesterday, I finagled a solution and had no problem enjoying myself :)

Protecting my legs from further burnage

I'm loving life here

Jim set out to snorkel around Black Rock first while I sunned myself and kept watch over our things. When he came back, he said there were even bigger fish than we saw last year, so I couldn't wait to head out.

I snorkeled all the way out to the tip of Black Rock

One of the first things I saw was the Hawaiian state fish, humuhumunukunukuapua'a, or Humu for short. Try saying that 10 times fast (pronunciation: hoo-moo-hoo-moo-noo-koo-noo-koo-auhp-oo-ah-ah)!

humuhumunukunukuapua'a

After thoroughly enjoying ourselves, we headed back to the house to get ready for our sunset whalewatch cruise with Teralani. Since the whale season officially ends on April 15th, we weren't quite sure whether our trip would be successful, but we were pleasantly surprised to see some calves and adults during the catamaran cruise. Teralani also had a fully stocked open bar and tons of tasty appetizers, available including an antipasto smorgasbord, veggies and dip, foccacia and chipotle pineapple BBQ meatballs. 

I'm ready to see some whales

Even though the weather was a little iffy when we set out, the captain found the sun and we experienced another gorgeous sunset. What a great night!

Gorgeous sunset through the dark clouds

On our way back to Ka'anapali Beach