Snorkeling at Makena, Maui

April 19, 2009   Nina snorkeling at The Aquarium, MakenaSnorkeling is one of my favorite Maui pastimes.   I love to go out at Makena Big Beach or Ahihi Wildlife Reserve.  Ahihi is a little more tame.  You can be in one foot of seawater and see big, colorful fish swimming by!  Makena Beach is for more advanced snorkelers because the sea can be rough.   Makena has schools of fish to swim though, and sea turtles to “surge” with.   I coined a new word “surging”, for floating in and out with the turtles as the waves go over the reefs.

Here I am snorkeling at the Aquarium, a natural, deep seawater pool with thousands of different brightly colored fish.   As a Pisces, I feel like I belong in the sea, swimming in the schools of fish.   Sometimes I have dreams that I can breathe underwater.

Here are photos of the Aquarium.  Isn’t it gorgeous?  There are endless adventures on Maui.  Aloha, Nina

Salt water natural aquarium in Makena

Salt water natural aquarium in Makena

 

7 Responses so far »

  1. 1

    Ravi Dass said,

    April 28, 2009 @ 7:18 am

    How do I get to this aquarium? Or do you want to go with me?

  2. 2

    AndrewBoldman said,

    June 4, 2009 @ 3:34 pm

    Da best. Keep it going! Thank you

  3. 3

    greg maxwell said,

    September 27, 2009 @ 8:54 pm

    So many questions – so little space. As we sat on the wall-fence at UOP decades ago, you told me that you had ridden your Honda to Big Sur. In any case, you took me for a ride on your Honda. Only good can come of that! If you go back to Big Sur some day, call me! Affectionately, Greg

  4. 4

    Ski Boats said,

    November 16, 2009 @ 8:59 pm

    Hey
    NINA CHERRY » Blog Archive » Snorkeling at Makena, Maui, great article, really well thought out and very much enjoyed.

    Cheers

  5. 5

    Steve said,

    May 28, 2010 @ 3:23 pm

    Da best. Keep it going! Thank you

  6. 6

    Amy said,

    June 5, 2010 @ 5:58 am

    Hey
    NINA CHERRY » Blog Archive » Snorkeling at Makena, Maui, great article, really well thought out and very much enjoyed.

    Cheers

  7. 7

    Peter said,

    July 28, 2010 @ 1:26 am

    Hi Nina, I love to see you free dive, it’s a wonderful sport!

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