Tuesday was deemed snorkeling day. We decided to try out Captain Cook bay, aka Kealakekua Bay. I can't say that word, so I just call it Capt Cook bay. It was recommended to us as the best place to snorkel, and it was closest to the house. So the thing with Capt Cook bay is, the best snorkeling is on the northern side of the bay. But it is a protected site, so the only way to get there is a 2 mile downhill hike, kayaking across the bay, swimming across the bay, or charter boat. We went down to the park on the south side of the bay to check it out. While there, a guy came up and started talking to us. Mind you, it was about 7:30 in the morning, way before anyone else was around. We got to talking and he asked us if we were planning to go snorkeling. He runs a kayak rental place, and for $60, we could rent a kayak, unlimited time, and head across the bay. So basically, we got solicited and I was pretty nervous, but it actually all worked out great!
This is the view from above the bay. We started out from the left hand side, where you see the water breaking at the point, and went all the way across to the back corner, which you can't see from this angle. It was about 1 mile across the bay. We were really smart to go out so early, before it got hot and all the charter boats showed up.
The white pointy thing, is the monument. You can see all the charter boats and kayaks out. This was around 10 or 11 in the morning.
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