Our favorite place on the Big Island to snorkel is Kealakekua Bay, Captain Cook's Monument is beside this bay and the only way to get to it is by boat or hiking. We use to be able to rent Kayaks and kayak across the bay but now you cannot land a kayak, unless you are part of a kayak tour group. The other way is a hiking trail, 2 miles long with a 1500 ft elevation change. It is challenging but fun. The hardest thing is the hike out....uphill of course...after snorkeling. We weren't sure about Kyla going but they decided they were game for it and we could take it slow if we needed to. She made it of course...with flying colors.
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| This is probably a little more than 1/2 way in....we can finally see the ocean....but we have to get down to it. |
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| Kyla and Mark |
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| Cub leading the way |
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| On the home stretch...going down! |
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| Clear water and lots of fish!! |
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| This is a Bluespotted Grouper....often see Moray Eels close to these guys. |
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| Ornate Butterfly |
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| Yellow Trumpet fish and Yellow Tang |
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| Blue Parrot Fish |
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| Resting after snorkeling and lunch. |
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| View of the bay from our "parking" spot. |
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| Blue Parrot fish and Yellow Tangs |
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| Orange-spined Tang |
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| Bird Wrasse |
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| Pink Tail Trigger fish |
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| Box fish |
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| Black Durgon Triggerfish |
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| Black Longnose Butterfly (we very seldom see these) |
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| Longnose Butterfly |
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| Threadfin Butterfly |
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