Cruise ship in Lahaina harbour
In the morning we snorkeled for a good hour at the Mile 14 beach (Olawalu Reef). We swam out a long way, to the edge of the reef where there was a tour boat (it left just as we got there, and a few kayakers). The reef was good, and very calm, though in my impression it wasn’t as clear as the last time we were here. As we were getting ready to leave two kayaks, and their guide, came to shore. We waited to talk to the guide to see how much it was. $75 for two hours on the water, when we swam almost as far seems a bit much!
In the afternoon we drove to the Lahaina waterfront and downtown, tourist, area. It was very hard to find parking, but on our second loop down the main street we spotted a car that was just leaving, so we pulled in and got a spot. There was a cruise ship in town, so it was very busy. We went in to the Old Courthouse museum (free) and looked at the displays about the history of Lahaina, first as a royal Hawaiian settlement, and then later as a whaling town, and finally pineapple and sugar plantations before it’s current role as tourist trap. We walked through several galleries. The art was interesting, but very, very expensive, so there must be lots of wealthy people who come through here.