Adventure #1 - Trilogy Tour to Lana'i

The first of our many adventures was a catamaran boat ride to the island of Lana'i - off the coast of Maui.  We went with Trilogy (my mom had see a spot about them on TV) - a great company - clean boat, knowledgeable crew and they give you lots of food! 






 We really took advantage of our video camera on the trip and Sam especially enjoyed shooting lots of underwater videos.  We loved the trip despite that fact that my stomach did not.  We were even fortunate to see a competitive pod of male humpback whales. Sadly we didn't get that on film but there are still some neat videos of the whales as they frolicked around our boat.   

This next video captures some of the motion of the ocean - I was really enjoying the ride for the first part!! 

Then....not so much....

The humpback whales travel from Alaska to Hawaii every winter to mate, give birth and raise their young.  The adults, who feed on krill and other small fish, eat nothing for an entire summer - this means the moms who are tirelessly nursing their babies get no food to replenish themselves!  Check out our whale sighting at around 30 seconds in. 

The view from the beach on Lana'i: 

A very swanky Four Seasons Resort

 Sam checking out his videoing skills.