After breakfast in the room on Tuesday, we went snorkeling at Coral Gardens. The rock access made getting to Coral Gardens difficult, and Amy was soon ready to swim back to our entry point.
Just as she and I were about to swim off, Amy shouted, “Turtle!” A large, beautiful sea turtle was swimming directly below us, and we pursued him for awhile excitedly. Swimming back to our entry point proved easier than getting out over the jagged rocks, and we lived to tell the tale.
We went to Whaler’s Village for lunch, the kids choosing the McDonalds and pizza at the food court and shopping on their own over the oceanfront lunch at Hula Grill with the adults.
The Hula Grill provides a fantastic view of the turquoise ocean from Lahaina’s sand, and the food tasted great. Julie had a grilled chicken salad in a fruity vinaigrette dressing, but most of us chose fried fish and chips.
After lunch, we headed back to the hotel, where the kids had a blast on their own playing in the ocean in front of the hotel. Jacque, Rollie, Julie and I headed off to snorkel at Black Rock, but booking a luau on our way proved more time consuming than we expected, so I headed back to the room to book that while the others went snorkeling.
Just as she and I were about to swim off, Amy shouted, “Turtle!” A large, beautiful sea turtle was swimming directly below us, and we pursued him for awhile excitedly. Swimming back to our entry point proved easier than getting out over the jagged rocks, and we lived to tell the tale.
We went to Whaler’s Village for lunch, the kids choosing the McDonalds and pizza at the food court and shopping on their own over the oceanfront lunch at Hula Grill with the adults. 
The Hula Grill provides a fantastic view of the turquoise ocean from Lahaina’s sand, and the food tasted great. Julie had a grilled chicken salad in a fruity vinaigrette dressing, but most of us chose fried fish and chips.
After lunch, we headed back to the hotel, where the kids had a blast on their own playing in the ocean in front of the hotel. Jacque, Rollie, Julie and I headed off to snorkel at Black Rock, but booking a luau on our way proved more time consuming than we expected, so I headed back to the room to book that while the others went snorkeling.
