'aloha'

There are some who like to skate along the surface, crossing over the boundary at times into unchartered territory yet there is a part of them curious and attracted to the mystery that depth would bring. While there are others who can not restrict themselves to the border and go deep down the depths to explore the beauty of life. Does not matter - which category one is in - its the beauty that one must be able to enjoy whether from the surface or from the depths. It felt like the butterfly in me unfurled, as I splashed the warm tropical water to find what was beyond those crystal clear sapphire waters.

As lovely as the Maui (Hawaiian) islands are above the water, beneath the waves I found a treasure filled with mysterious sunken ships, long-forgotten wrecks, colorful coral and exotic sea creatures.The mystique of an ancient underwater volcanic caldera - Molokini is still in my eyes. Molokini is one of the three volcanic calderas in the entire world. I went snorkeling at this crater. A couple of hundreds of fishes call this crater their home. The crystal clear sapphire colored water offered us an amazingly unlimited visibility to this beautiful underwater life.

Another incredible tropical water oasis where I went snorkeling was Turtle Town. The coral reef and underwater lava formations, animated by numerous colorful fishes, starfishes, and other aquatic delights was breath taking beauty. The most gentle residents of these waters were the Hawaiian Green Sea Turtles who were intrigued by our presence, and they swam near us to get a closer look of ours :-)

After this adventurous snorkeling, I set my foot forth to whale watching. These pacific warm waters are home to tons of whales from november to march. They come here for breeding and give an amazing view to the spectators on the ship... While I was enjoying the mai tai on the ship watching sun go deep under the blue waters - this herd of hump back whales kept roaring in the background... sometimes they even sing and one can hear their singing while being underwater.

Amazing sea life experience .. Aloha (Greetings) thats what they say in Hawaiian language...