I was fortunate to have a week of travel time in Maui, with a Sunday with no commitments. As fate would have it, the local masters swimmers have a regularly scheduled group ocean swim that departs from the beach next to the resort where we were staying. What a blast! If you can imagine, I'm going from Minnesota in January to the open water of Hawai'i, and it was a beautiful sight.
Several interesting observations: the locals wearing wetsuits (I thought the water was nice), many sea turtles, manta rays, gorgeous coral including arch formations, etc. We did about 3 miles altogether, passing by a clothing-optional beach.
Alas, the locals were disappointed. While we heard many whales, we didn't see any. There are some fantastic photos on a blog from Don, aka dolphin dude. I've highlighted his entry from the day I swam with the group, which includes photos of humans on land and in water, as well as the ray:
www.dolphindude.com/.../disappointment.html
He's got some amazing photos and videos on this site. It would have been great to swim with the whales, but I had a daily commitment that kept me from the beach.
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There is one of the nicest 50 meter (free) public pools there in the world. If I miss the organized workouts they have lap swimming every day from 9:30 a.m.to 4:30 p.m. The setting is spectacular.Rich
Check out the complex in Kihei, it's truly spectacular. There's also a nice LCM pool in Pukalani and an older one in Wailuku. Pukalani, Lahaina and Kihei were all put in when Linda Lingle (now Governor Lingle) was our masters swimming mayor.
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There is one of the nicest 50 meter (free) public pools there in the world. If I miss the organized workouts they have lap swimming every day from 9:30 a.m.to 4:30 p.m. The setting is spectacular.Rich
Check out the complex in Kihei, it's truly spectacular. There's also a nice LCM pool in Pukalani and an older one in Wailuku. Pukalani, Lahaina and Kihei were all put in when Linda Lingle (now Governor Lingle) was our masters swimming mayor.
