Catamaran to Lanai

On Monday last week, we did a day sail to the island of Lanai. The boat left from Lahaina.

Here is a look back at Maui from the boat.

Wesley and Lydia loved the boat ride.  I think they felt really comfortable after being on Random Wind the past two summers in St. Maarten.

We saw a lot of whales which was very exciting.  Unfortunately, we didn't have a dSLR with us to capture the amazing animals.

We all enjoyed the pineapple juice.

And the cinnamon rolls.  And the fresh fruit.  Right before we got to Lanai, they served yummy wraps.  No going hungry on Trilogy.

Here is a picture of the catamaran.

We walked to Hulopoe Beach but you could also take a shuttle van.  The hotel in the picture is The Four Season, one of two hotels on the island.

I snorkeled with Wesley and we saw lots of beautiful fish.  When he went back out with Chris, he used a prescription mask.  All of Trilogy's equipment was excellent.

Josiah wanted to try the snorkel mask - on the beach!  Trilogy says their youngest snorkeler was 18 months.  I think Josiah could do it with his backpack float.  Maybe we can practice in the pool this summer.

Lydia snorkeled for the first time. We tried so hard to get her to do it last year, but she kept saying, "I can't breath through my nose" and she wouldn't try it.  (Trilogy made everyone wear the snorkel vest.)

I was so happy she did it. She was even more thrilled than I was.

Wayne and Dianna enjoyed their van tour of the island after they spent some time on the beach.  A little after 3:00, the crew prepared a delicious meal.  Wesley and Lydia (and later more kids) enjoyed watching the stir fry.

We were served salad, chicken, peas, and stir fry noodles and veggies.  Yum!

One of the crew entertained us with tricks.

We saw more whales on the way back to Maui (but again no photos of them).

Dessert was served on the boat, vanilla ice cream with chocolate sauce.  Lydia came over and asked us, "Can I have some ice cream."  I commented to Chris, "Of course, Wesley didn't ask us and I'm sure he is having seconds."  Later one of the passengers laughingly told me, "Wesley's had three ice creams."  After indulging in ice cream, Wesley hung out with the captain.

The trip was supposed to be eight and a half hours, thankfully it was only eight hours and fifteen minutes.  Josiah lost it at the eight hour mark.  We thought he would nap on the way back from Lanai, but he fought off the nap and later started melting down.  He really lost it in the car on the way back to our hotel before finally falling asleep on the short ride.

The Banyan trees in Lahaina were really amazing.

We had such a fun day.  As the guide books for Maui say, "Trilogy is the most expensive, but it's worth it."  Everything was so well organized.