Alone at Dragon's Teeth

Sunday morning Hubby scuba dove Molikini Crater, alone. Though I am also an advanced scuba diver (certified to make deep dives to 120 feet) I am terribly reluctant now that I am a mother. So he went alone. Molikini Crater is three miles off Maui's coast. It is a sunken crater that is today a marine sanctuary. Hubby dove twice. The first time was the deep dive, and the second was the more shallow dive. I was relieved to hear this dive was overrated. It is supposedly one of the best dives in Hawaii. Hubby saw black coral, which is rare, and only available at deeper depths. It is protected, and illegal to take unless you posses a commercial license. There was other excitement. He missed the three white tip sharks that three of the six divers saw. My point exactly.

On the way back to our hotel, he picked up lunch at CJs Deli in the Whalers Village. Mmm so ono! This is just some of what he brought back.

Pineapple fried rice

This burger was called Name That Burger. Look at the enormity of the bun in comparison to the container!

We chowed down outside on our lanai, again. A playful Son1 knocked over some of our drying poolwear. It slid straight off our balcony into someone else's lanai. Son1 volunteered to retrieve the items. I teamed up with him and ushered him through the tall ginger plants. I can make him out in front of me, can you? Those ginger plants were so high they were taller than me!

The boat captain called. Hubby forgot his scuba booties on the dive boat. What a drive back for the booties! We packed up the family and set out for South Maui to meet the boat.

By the time we arrived we had two sleeping crocodiles, again. Stopping in South Maui was a bust. Better to grab some naps in the car than land ourselves two grouchy kids, so we kept driving toward North Maui, toward Kapalua. I had read about a spot called Dragon's Teeth and wanted to see it for myself. After some confusion (well, I was confused, but Hubby totally knew we were in the right spot), we parked our car right off of a golf course. The only way to get to Makalua-puna Point was to walk on the course, along the edge of the greens. It was a looong walk straight down to the ocean. It was too long of a walk for the kids, anyway. Thus, I traipsed down to the point by myself, in solitude.I reached the formation alone. The waves slapped Dragon's Teeth intently, and the ocean water spewed high in the air. I dared not to look over too far. I had this strange feeling someone was behind me. No one was there. This exact motion of salt spray slamming against the coast had etched the lava into Dragon's Teeth.
The lava at Dragon's Teeth is different than most Hawaiian lavas. It is light colored, dense, and fine grained. It is also bleached white in some areas. The lava last flowed when the West Maui volcano erupted. These holes were eroded by the ocean.
And here is my hand at Ansel Adams photography...sort of...I was also attempting the settings on my camera. :)