Going to Hawaii in January has its benefits! With having an ocean view we were able to frequently see whales from the lanai. However, we decided to get a little closer one afternoon and take a whale watching tour. Pacific Whale Foundation does awesome tours and Eliza and Cole were free so we figured we couldn't lose. We got to see some pretty neat stuff. We saw mating competitions, whales breaching, surfacing, fin slapping and saw the classic tail shots. Essentially at the end of the tour we were told if we didn't enjoy it, then whale watching was not for us as we saw just about all you could. At one point we had to shut off the boat as the whales got within 100 feet of us. They then proceeded to surface right beside the boat. It was pretty amazing to see.
The kids did well but we definitely had our hands full on this one. Eliza was exhausted and slept in the carrier down below so I missed out on some of the amazing jumps we were seeing. Drew stayed up with the boys but Cole was tired and Sam was hot so it was a bit of a juggling act for him. We had quite a few people comment that the kids did great but boy did we have our hands full! At one point someone said to me..."you guys needs some grandparents with you!"
We got a few pictures of the whales but nothing we got comes close to what we saw. It makes me admire those people that get those great shots of whales breaching. It seems impossible as you never know when and where they are going to pop up!
After the tour we grabbed a shave ice and played around on an outdoor play area. By the time we made it back to our condo it was just in time to enjoy supper on our lanai while watching another amazing Maui sunset.
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