Hanauma Bay on MLK Day... What Do you Say...I Think I May

So this morning I was up before the sun once again, but off to snorkel in Hanauma Bay this time with Greg and Holly, as opposed to the hiking I was doing last time. We got to the park before it officially opened for business (it opens to the public at 6 am, but they start charging at 7 am) Needless to say we wanted to beat the crowd and the costs. We got in the water just as the sun was peeking through the clouds on the horizon. On our way out to the outer part of the reef I swam over a whole in the coral that a turtle had lodged itself into. This reef was much healthier and bigger than the reef I have been snorkeling at Kapiolani Park. On our second segment, after warming up a bit on the beach, we went out to a place they call Witches Brew, kind of a miniature bowl or bay that usually has a large amount of fish riding the circular current. It was so beautiful out in this deeper water; the visibility increased greatly and also the water turned a deep blue color. I’m really grateful to have the opportunity to do this, especially with the sun rising out on the horizon. It was an over cast morning today and I guess I was a little tired from getting up at 6 and swimming for a few hours, so while I waited for the clouds to move out I took a nap. After the sky cleared up I went to the beach to take another swim and played some pick up at the park. Tomorrow I’ll be back in the lab!