In January of 2019, we took a whale watching trip out of the Honokohau Marine and Small Boat Harbor aboard the 36 foor cruiser named Manta. The boat was handled by the captain and a deck hand.
Talking with the deck hand, he told me that a few weeks ago he had come to Hawaii from living for two years in Australia. Small world, as my wife is from Australia.
There were four other passengers on board, so it was a pleasurable experience.
Leaving the harbor is a bit exciting as the harbor entrance is narrow and the waves come in with authority.
Soon after clearing the harbor entrance, the captain wasted no time in heading out to the coast north of Kona with Maui in the distance.
We left Kona behind and proceeded up the Kohala coast. We came across some interesting structures sticking up out of the ocean. I would assume that these are some type of commercial fish farms.
The captain gave them a wide berth and proceeded on up the coast. It was not long until we began to spot some humpback whales.
They kept their distance from us and we did the same, but we still were able to see quite a few. None of them breached, so that was a bit disappounting. Pehaps the best view was of a whale centered with Hualalai volcano in the back ground.
It was enjoyable to get out on the water for a leisurly cruise up the coast and back and seeing the whales was a bonus. On the way back, we got a closer view of the net pyramids.
The afternoon was over and it was time to head back into the harbor.
TTFN
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