Day 3 in Maui - Snorkeling in West Maui

On our 3rd day, we decided to explore some of West Maui and go snorkeling. We had originally planned to go up the coast and see some more sights, and we did a little, but not nearly as far as we had planned. Further up the coast, there is the Nakalele Blowhole and the Olivine Pools, both of which looked really cool from the pictures. Unfortunately, didn't make it that far.

At any rate, we rented some snorkeling gear and began the day at Black Rock, a beach in Kaanapali right behind the Sheraton hotel.

This was my first time snorkeling in Maui...okay, this was also my first time snorkeling in general, so I wasn't sure how this was gonna work out, but as it turns out, I love snorkeling, who knew?

Anyway, Black Rock in Kaanapali. This was a pretty popular snorkeling spot.

Snorkeling here was great in the morning and afternoon. There was very little surf, and the water was the clearest, most blue I've ever seen. Morning visibility was obviously 10 times better than when we came in the afternoon, and unfortunately, that's when I took these pictures.

The coolest part about Black Rock was seeing these humongous sea turtles that swim right next to you, and even kinda brush up next to you sometimes. Granted, some of you divers and more experienced snorkelers have probably seen way cooler stuff, but being my first time, I was pretty happy with what I saw haha.

The water is actually much clearer than it appears, but I think my camera water bag was fogging up a bit.

Another cool thing is seeing the school of fish that swim basically right next to the shore. Didn't quite get a picture, but that's pretty neat.

After this, we attempted to go to Kapalua Bay, where they supposedly have really good snorkeling. Had a really hard time finding where to go and where to park. We moved on to Honolua Bay, which was also supposed to have good snorkeling, but the waves were coming in pretty hard, and it wasn't all that pleasant.

We decided to head back and grab some food at Local Food in Lahaina. They had some spam musubi, Kalua Pork, and Shoyu Chicken. The pork was probably the best thing here.

From here, we decided to go back to Black Rock for more snorkeling. Saw the turtles again, along with more fish. Turns out I love snorkeling, who knew?

For dinner, we went to Leilani's on the Beach which is right next to Whaler's Village in Ka'anapali. View was great, food was great, and Hula Pie was even better.

Kimo's Famous Hula Pie - Dark Chocolate cookie crust, macadamia nut ice cream, rich fudge sauce, macadamia nuts, and whipped cream. So if you're following my Maui blogs, you know we ate at Kimo's on our first day. Well apparently, this Kimo's pie was first made there, and is now at various restaurants.