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I wanted to write up a bit of a vacation rundown – as much for me as for anyone else.

• Thursday 2/22: We got in a bit before 6:00p and didn’t do much. We got our snorkel gear and other odds and ends before heading to dinner.
• Friday 2/23: Friday was a slow day. We were up early due to the 5 hour difference and just did some snorkeling in the morning at Napili, got some lunch and relaxed that night.
• Saturday 2/24 – Sunday 2/25: We got up early on Saturday and headed over to the island of Lanai and camped out overnight. I wrote about the interesting return trip a few days ago. I got some great underwater shots and we had a great time.
• Monday 2/26 & Tuesday 2/27: Monday and Tuesday were diving days. On Monday, we did 2 scooter dives at Makena Landing. We saw a few white tip reef sharks, a handful of turtles and some of the best underwater landscape I’ve ever seen. There is also a series of caves and swim throughs over there that are nothing short of awesome. On Tuesday, we went and dove Mala Wharf, which is a wharf that collapsed and is now a nice reef and great dive site. We were hoping on seeing some more white tips, but there were a lot of people in the water and the sharks likely wanted some more privacy. We did spot an eagle ray in the distance and I got some more awesome photos. After Tuesday morning’s dive, we headed to airport beach and did some snorkeling.
• Wednesday 2/28: We were up early (like every day) and headed over to the Nakalele blowhole. Joe was back at work today, so we had to be back to bring him. Later we got lunch, hung out in Lahaina for a while and hit up the beach a bit later on. All-in-all, it was a nice relaxing day after two days of diving and snorkeling.
• Thursday 3/1: After so much water time, we decided to head up. At the height of our travels, we got up to 10,023 feet at Haleakala. The view was mostly cloudy, but I think I got some good pictures along the way and at the top.
• Friday 3/2: Our flight departed at 11:30p, but we still got some fun in. Friday was whale watch day, and it was a great show! Lots of babies and their mothers along with a bunch of male suitors. The pictures I took don’t do any justice to how spectacular the day was.

Surprisingly, the flight back was remarkably easy. We both slept almost the entire first leg to San Fran and then a bit more than half of the second from San Fran back to Boston. The trip was amazing – we stayed busy the entire time and got to do everything we wanted to.