06-18-2026 Ocean Swim/Snorkeling/Walk

I had gone to sleep early and still woke up after 6:00, feeling quite refreshed. I started capturing my insights from the previous day's ride and had some dry toast and coffee for first breakfast. Then I went over to the beach and had a nice ocean swim, south for about 550 yds before turning around and swimming back. Nice easy pace, with swim fins. My right leg was a little sore from the previous day but not too bad. When I got back, Emily invited us to breakfast at Cafe Kihei, so I had a quick shower and we walked down there. I ate light but had more coffee. Back to the Airbnb after that, where I continued updating my blog. We headed to Maui harbor for a snorkeling cruise, arriving around 12:30. Got on the boat just fine, Ann and I were lucky enough to find seats in the shade. The ride over to Molokini took about an hour, and the boat captain circled the island before stopping and setting anchor in the protected bay. They provided snorkels and masks, and I used my own fins. Initially there weren't too many fish in the water, but as time passed we saw more. I'd brought my action camera with its waterproof housing, and that worked great. Took a lot of videos, some were decent, many were not. The coral reef was at about 15-20' depth, so we were far away from where many of the fish were swimming. And there still weren't a huge number of fish even after a while. Still, it was a beautiful day, very calm and good for snorkeling. We were 8n the water for almost an hour, then we got back on the boat and ate a light lunch. Started heading back to Maui Harbor, and Marta the photographer pitched her photos pretty heavily. We were sitting right by her, so maybe the pitch seemed more intense to us. The overall cruise was longer than advertised and a great experience. We got back to the car and drove back after that. Cleaned up, relaxed for a bit, then went out to dinner to celebrate Caleb's birthday. Stopped for souvenirs and a postcard on the way back, then the rest of the evening was quiet.