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La Perouse Bay

nobody@flickr.com (YWphotography) — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 21:36:45 -0700

The site of Maui's most recent volcanic activity...

"In addition to the raw natural beauty of this place, La Perouse Bay has a rich history. It was at La Perouse that the first Westerners set foot on Maui. When the French explorer Jean François de Galaup La Perouse landed here in 1786, scores of Hawaiians from the village of Keone'o'io came out to greet him." - Lonely Planet, 2011

Postcard Perfect

nobody@flickr.com (YWphotography) — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 23:26:36 -0800

YWphotography posted a photo:

Keawakapu Beach, South Maui, with the West Maui Mountain in the background

Humpback Whale Peakaboo

nobody@flickr.com (YWphotography) — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 21:12:25 -0800

YWphotography posted a photo:

"These whales are found near coastlines, feeding on tiny shrimp-like krill, plankton, and small fish. Humpbacks migrate annually from summer feeding grounds near the poles to warmer winter breeding waters closer to the Equator." - National Geographic, 2012

We had a very good view of the water from our hotel on Kanaapali beach. The whales were particularly active and close to shore on the day that we were checking out. I didn't even realize that I had captured a photo of the calf's mouth until reviewing the photos two weeks later!