Hide n' Go Seek with the Whales...

While the Zallas and Smess were here we all went whale watching.  February is the height of humpback whale season.  They migrate to Hawai'i's warm waters to give birth to their calves.  Unfortunately, we didn't see any whales.  It was still a nice change of pace to be out on the ocean for a boat ride.  This day was a bit of bad luck all around: as I explained in the last post, we weren't able to go snorkeling and now the whales decided to hide from us.  Can't blame the whales though: they are wild animals and go where they please.  It was kind of a bummer, but we did not let that deter us from having fun anyway.   Below are a few pictures of the trip.

Relaxing on the boat's bow.

As we headed out we got a good view of Koko Crater

Various ridge lines descending from the mountain to the water.

Smess dutifully watching for the whales.

Neighborhood of Portlock and Hunama Bay Crater

We saw a vast amount of ocean, but still no whales.  Unfortunately, for our visitors they were not able to go whale watching again.  The whales won this game of Hide n' Go Seek but they will not win next time.  I'll have some pictures of the whales from my second trip whale watching up on the blog soon.

A few days later we went circle-island and stopped for a hike to Waimea Falls.  To the right is a picture of the Zallas braving the chilly fresh water.

I have several blogs from my recent trip to Hawaii Island (ie. the Big Island), so stay tuned and a big mahalo for visiting.