I got in too late my first night to sign up for the first tour, which was going snorkeling with turtles, (which I really wanted to do) but a couple from Winnipeg, Erin and Brandon, had rented a car for their stay, so a bunch of us (I won't say how many) piled into the back seats of their Impala and off we went. We drove to Snorkel Bob's in Kihei, rented some masks and flippers, and went to a nearby beach. Even though there are lots of hotels and resorts along the water, apparently no one can have private beaches in Hawaii, so you can go to any area you want.
The beach we went to was amazing. Hot golden sand and a beautiful reef where I saw a bunch of tropical fish and one turtle! I got so excited that I smiled, which gets water into everywhere, so I had to go up for air and when I went down again, the turtle was gone. It's also easy to be focused under water and come up only to realize you are pretty far out. But looking down and seeing the coral and fish was so surreal, like gazing into an aquarium.
After a couple hours on the beach we went for happy hour at a restaurant, which had $3 drinks and delicious sushi for $4. We returned the gear and then went for groceries at Foodland. Man stuff is expensive! I bought a box of pasta that I could mix with beans/vegetables/whatever for the week and then a bunch of fruit. Papaya, pineapple, mango! Strangely the local fruit and food was more expensive, but the fruit was so tasty!
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It was nice to be back at the hostel before the tour, because we could use the showers and kitchen before everyone else. There are 5 private showers, 1 communal washroom/showers and the kitchen is open to everyone from 8am-10pm with 3 fridges and 2 stoves. The outdoor area is nice and open too, with a BBQ, hot tub, a bunch of picnic and other tables where everyone cooks and eats and hangs out together.
Wow! Fantastic photography girl!
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