WHALE WATCHING........KA'ANAPALI, MAUI

KA'ANAPALI RESORT

Ka'anapali is the first master planned resort in the United States

The Sheraton, Hyatt and Westin are at this Resort

The first hotel was complete in 1963

We stayed at the Westin Villas...Beautiful!!!

Teralani 1

Power and Sailing Catamaran

Whale watched with 25 others in less than favorable Weather

High wind, rain, and rough Seas

It was cloudy and overcast the entire trip, but we saw Whales

Humpback Whale

Adult grows to 53 feet in Length-Babies are 9 feet at Birth

Over 3000 Humpback Whales come to Hawaii in January, February and March each Year

They come to birth their calves and to Mate.

These whales generally travel in groups of Three

Father, Mother, Baby

They do not eat during this Period

During the summer they return to Alaskan waters to feed and put on weight in preparation for their annual Migration to Hawaii

Humpbacks are baleen whales and feed mainly on Krill which they catch by opening their mouth and moving through schools of krill and small fish. They then close their mouth and push the water through their baleen plates and out of the their mouth.

Mother and Baby

Swam around our boat for 15-20 Minutes

Male was also with these two as well as two Dolphins

We saw whales breaching in the distance, but not close enough to see clearly, nor was I fast enough to take a Picture

Chuck saw three whales breaching just 0ff the coast of Ka'anapali on one of his runs along the Beach

The catamaran had to be entered and exited via these Stairs

The captain ran the boat up onto the beach and the passengers ran out and up the Stairs

The crew timed the waves so that no one got wet above the Knees

I was old and crippled, so I needed special assistance from the Crew

That is me on a Bench

I had the distinction of being the last one Off

Wet and Wind Blown! It was a Great Day!