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There is a 40 ton whale under my kayak!
OH MY GOSH – THERE WAS A 40 TON WHALE BELOW MY KAYAK TODAY!! Amazing!! I am so lucky to live in Hawaii!! Our favorite guests, the humpback whales travel from Alaska to Hawaii every winter to calve their young. The Islands of Maui, Lanai, Kahoolawe and Molokai form a warm bowl with depths of only 300 feet creating a perfect environment for the birthing of the calves. Our morning began by meeting Kaleo and his 5 yr old son Kahi at Olowalu Beach for a 3 hour guided tour of whale watching. There were 8 of us all together. Kaleo works for Maui Kayaks, he is extremely personable and very well versed in Maui geography, history, culture and sea-life. Combined with his knowledge is a true enthusiasm for his job – he really loves coming to “the office” every day! Kaleo is a single Dad so Kahi tags along with him – this is Kahis’ daycare. He is the sweetest little boy, just sits up on the bow of the kayak looking out for the whales. As we are waiting for Kaleo to get the kayaks ready, the sun was rising and about a dozen turtles were popping their heads up out of the water checking us out on the beach. Meanwhile we could see whales off in the distance breaching and blowing. The water was as clear as glass, every shade of blue you can imagine and the colors of the coral spectacular. The whales played cat and mouse with us for the first 2 hours and then they decided to come and visit us. Oh my gosh – they would swim under our kayaks, we could see the white outline of their tails but there wouldn’t be a ripple in the water. Then in a moments notice they would pop out of the water. While awaiting our visit with the whales, we sat quietly in our kayaks, no one would say a word and we could actually hear the whales breathing, blowing and singing underwater.
Even tho I had 40 tons of whale below me, I was not nervous at all. They are such gentle giants. It would be more likely to let me pet it then it flip over my kayak. Dolphins, Turtles, Whales, Oh My!! Dolphins, Turtles,
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Contributor's Note
Aloha,
I've been blessed to live on the island of Maui for the last 20 years. Maui No Ka Oi!
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Maui Kayak
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May, 2012
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