Almost all the coastal cities in USA have "Whale Watching" rides where you get on a boat and go deep in to the ocean to watch the whales during their north-south-north migration every year. In Maui, we were watching the whales everyday, right from the shores. It is an awesome sight to watch these 45 feet long mammals, weighing 45 tons, breach the water and fall back in to the ocean, making massive splashes.
The North Pacific Humpback whales, start from Alaska around September, travel around 3000 miles in 2 months and call Hawaii as their home from December to May. A group of these whales visit California and Baja California (Mexico). The Humpbacks visit south mainly for breeding and birthing. It is interesting to know that they don't eat in the warm tropical waters and eat only the Krill fish in the icy cold waters of Alaska. Each year, thousands of whales make this 6000 miles round-trip!
Honu:
The Hawaiian Sea Turtle is called as Honu by the natives. These turtles are 4 to 5 feet in length and stay close to the shores. Two of these turtles were always hovering near our condo and we were hoping they would get out of the waters - but they never did!
Humpback Whales:
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| Breaching: The whale leaps up from the water, does a 180 degree turn andlands on its back with a huge splash. |
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| The Humpback doing a "Fluke up Dive" |
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| The huge splash after a whale's breaching. |
The Hawaiian Sea Turtle is called as Honu by the natives. These turtles are 4 to 5 feet in length and stay close to the shores. Two of these turtles were always hovering near our condo and we were hoping they would get out of the waters - but they never did!
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| The Turtle picture you often see in a Hawaiian Shirt |
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