The infinite blue of the ocean surrounds you, and under your feet as the boat slices through it, a shiver runs through you. Then suddenly-the water bursts open with life，a humpback whale breaches! Soaring skyward with its massive tail cutting through the salty air. Such moments leave an indelible mark in one’s mind who has ever gone on a whale-watching cruise for whale adventurers.
“Mythical sealing voyagers” the aborigines of Hualalai insist, “Each voyage is a gem box. You never know what you may find.” Sometimes mother whales touch for their little ones, so that both may learn to handle the water; voices flee the puzzled howl of a child’s fin-slapping softly being eaten up in sheer volume by an ocean grown behemoth. Then there are the haunting songs of adult males, reaching out to all listeners as they travel across a sea blanketed with waves.
An ever-present grin that makes you feel warm, yet his skin is brown–like the sugar cane fields smiling back at you the sun had made Captain Joe of the ocean front is a jolly almanac of stories. For this kind of fun kids and parents alike still chuckle over after they’re back on land.
Layer up! In the town of Lahaina, weather can change faster than you can say “Seal Meat Stew”. One minute it’s as hot as a sauna; the next, sudden downpours catch you out like cold patches on sidewalks at night. And remember to bring your sunglasses too, whether for eye protection or to look cool in general appearance. Your camera is also necessary; because sometimes the most precious memories demand to be seized and hung on the mind’s wall of recollection.
Usually they begin in silence; as guests peer out over endless sea looking for mythical whales a tense expectation seems to build on board the boat from which everyone watches, waits … waits until finally that sense of expectancy is put asunder—by the splendor of nature’s own show.
And remember even while whales are the stars: Maui ’s seas contain more than just leviathans. Agile dolphins might leap and spin in mid-air, while mischievous turtles emerge from hiding with a knowing smile. A sharp eye should always be kept about for surprises never cease inside The Pacific Whale Watcher’s home, Township Of Lady Sea.
For those who are interested in being a little bit more adventurous, there are some tours that include hydrophones. With them you can tune in to all of the ocean’s chatter like an undersea symphony!