Today’s tour was spectacular. I feel like THIS is what I came to hawaii for. And I say that having spent several hours of the tour seasick and just trying desperately to keep my eyes on the horizon and my body cool. And hold onto the bucket. More on that later. The tour starts going down the Coast and everything was so beautiful. The boat (lucky lady) has plenty of seating so everyone really does have enough space and does not feel crowded (I was worried about this beforehand). The crew was excellent- the captain did a great job of telling us interesting things along the way- just enough. They played music on the boat (and the theme from Jurassic park and Moana emerged at exactly the right time and matched the scenic beauty). (FYI, I have an 18 year old daughter, I am 50, and we both loved the music)!
We saw huge schools of flying fish which look like silver flocks of birds just leaping from the water, and a larger flying fish. (They can go soooooooo far a over the water if you didn’t see them emerge and descend You would think they were burned coasting just above the water). And the DOLPHINS! Dozens and dozens!!! Came to the boat to play! Words cannot do it justice. Then the napali coast! OMG- the most beautiful formations I’ve ever seen. The snorkeling is not so great so think of it more like a chance to get in the water and if you see some fish(or today, a sea turtle)- great!
The crew was wonderful- the two people on the boat were so friendly and caring and seemed truly wanting to make sure we had a good time. They brought food and drinks and more! When I got seasick they brought me a bucket, ice, and cool towels dipped in ice water. The ride is just as it likely always is on a good day- (today seemed perfect) some of it huge open ocean waves (which can be very fun if you are not sea sick), calm easy water, and some in between. The boat is very stable and good, but if you get very seasick you might want to reconsider- although honestly it was worth it despite feeling terrible about half or more of the time.