Mighty Haleakala

On our last day we visited the Haleakala National Park and drove up to the crater of  the now dormant volcano. We were fortunate enough to experience a clear day at the 10,000ft summit and the views were amazing. Haleakala and Maui were formed by the active hotspot/volcano that produced the Hawaiian island chain as the Pacific tectonic plate slowly drifted westwards over 28 million years. This hotspot is still active under the ocean 35 miles east of the Big Island and will eventually form a new Hawaiian island many years into the future.

Big Cat Adventure

We took a trip on a large catamaran which took us to a secluded bay and marine reserve. There we snorkeled over the reef with tropical fish, moray eels and (did I already say?) sea turtles. They gave us a delicious lunch and we enjoyed a great days sailing on the tramp.

Aloha Maui

Just got back from a fab week on the Hawaiian Island of Maui. I was on a conference in the mornings and the family came for a holiday. We have never been to Hawaii before and it was great. Lovely beaches, sunshine every day (it was hot though) and lots to do. We went snorkeling over the coral reef and swam with wild green sea turtles. We went sailing on a catamaran, went body boarding in the surf (I failed at this miserably) and visited the crater of Haleakala, the largest dormant volcano in the world. We went to a Luau and of course spent lots of time at the beach and round the pool. Oh and yes,  the conference was very informative too.

Maiden Voyage

Woo hoo! Took D and my new Laser out for the first time on Tuesday at West Lake. The wind wasn't up to much (probably a good thing for a maiden voyage) but when we got going we had a blast!