Several friends who have come to the Big Island before us made the strong suggestion that one of our "must dos" was to take a kayak across the Kealakekua Bay to the Captain Cook monument. According to the guidebooks, this is the best snorkeling in the state of Hawaii, and we quickly agreed. We strapped our kayak on top of the jeep, and then kayaked a mile across the bay to some of the clearest, bluest water with an incredible array of fish. Our biggest regret is that we did not buy an underwater camera to capture the fish that we saw. So, I'm posting some pics of what we saw from internet sources. We spent a few hours snorkeling. Great experience- we highly recommend! |
| The monument is the white obelisk on the left |
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| Moorish Idol |
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| Yellow Tang- there were schools everywhere like this! |
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| Whitley's Boxfish |
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| Slate Pencil Urchin |
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| Butterfly fish |
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| Bullethead Parrotfish- these were the most beautiful fish we've ever seen- they were huge! |
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| Orangespine Surgeonfish |
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| Pinktail Triggerfish |
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| Sunset from the hotel |
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| I can't help it- the sky here is magical at sunset! |
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