January 2017 - Maui

We spent a lovely week in Maui, the first half in the south (this page) and the second half in the west (here). We have never seen so many turtles while snorkeling. And the beaches were nice, and hiking the volcano was exciting. Check out a video of a sea turtle that came up for air right next to us, at the bottom.

Makena Landing	Reef!	Minutes after getting into the water, we see a sea turtle!
Makena Landing	Reef!	Minutes after getting into the water, we see a sea turtle!
Water hi-five to the turtle
Water hi-five to the turtle
Turtle coming up for air	A lemon butterflyfish	Snorkeling
Turtle coming up for air	A lemon butterflyfish	Snorkeling
A cloud of fish	A pair of auriga butterflyfish	A Moorish idol and a trumpetfish
A cloud of fish	A pair of auriga butterflyfish	A Moorish idol and a trumpetfish
Keawakapu beach	Mokapu beach	The volcanic shores of Maui
Keawakapu beach	Mokapu beach	The volcanic shores of Maui
A whale breaching, seen right from the shore	Reef	An ornate butterflyfish
A whale breaching, seen right from the shore	Reef	An ornate butterflyfish
Orange-spine unicornfish	A pair of fourspot butterflyfish	Reef!
Orange-spine unicornfish	A pair of fourspot butterflyfish	Reef!
	A group of Hawaiian sergeant major passing through	A bird wrasse
	A group of Hawaiian sergeant major passing through	A bird wrasse
	A cloud of convict tang, along with a black durgon	Moorish idol
	A cloud of convict tang, along with a black durgon	Moorish idol
A pair of black durgon	A peacock grouper	Humuhumunukunukuapua'a, the state fish of Hawai'i
A pair of black durgon	A peacock grouper	Humuhumunukunukuapua'a, the state fish of Hawai'i
Reef	Some black fish.	A fairly large parrotfish
Reef	Some black fish.	A fairly large parrotfish
An arc eye hawkfish nestled in the coral	A curious puffer who came to check me out	A big bunch of yellow tang
An arc eye hawkfish nestled in the coral	A curious puffer who came to check me out	A big bunch of yellow tang
A huge group of blue-stripe snapper	An unidentified exciting fish	A ringtail surgeonfish
A huge group of blue-stripe snapper	An unidentified exciting fish	A ringtail surgeonfish
Orange band surgeonfish	A freckled hawkfish	Another sea turtle!
Orange band surgeonfish	A freckled hawkfish	Another sea turtle!
Yet another turtle just around the corner from the previous	Finishing up an afternoon snorkel	The fancy Wailea beach
Yet another turtle just around the corner from the previous	Finishing up an afternoon snorkel	The fancy Wailea beach
A storm over Big Beach	Maui from the top of the volcano, at 10,000 feet.	An observatory that looks like a classic moon base
A storm over Big Beach	Maui from the top of the volcano, at 10,000 feet.	An observatory that looks like a classic moon base
Hiking down into the volcano
Hiking down into the volcano
Lunch break after hiking down a ways	The edge of the world	The volcanoes of the Big Island visible over the edge of this volcano
Lunch break after hiking down a ways	The edge of the world	The volcanoes of the Big Island visible over the edge of this volcano