MAUI VACATION DAY 2 :: LANAI ISLAND, HI :: During our Trilogy trip, we hopped onboard a high speed raft to look for dolphins along Lānaʻi's kona (southern) coast. The Blue Water Adventure Rafting tour took us on an hour-long, waterborne thrill ride. The high speed raft weaved between rocks, banked steeply on turns and jumped over the waves. It was a lot of fun! I was at the front of the raft, one hand holding onto a brace and the other hopelessly trying to steady the camera as I got tossed around.

We saw a pair of stingrays "wrestling" with each other - that was the term the captain used to keep the trip rated PG. We also saw a lot of spinner dolphins. Perhaps nearly fifty of them, jumping in and out of the water, racing the raft and surfing the wake. Several times they came within arms reach and Kristie would reach out to try to hug them (she loves dolphins). The water was so clear you could see them dive and cross under the raft among schools of brightly colored fish.

Scattered about the dolphin pod were a few baby dolphins. Amongst the graceful, long arches of the adult dolphins that were taking a breath, we'd occassionally spot a tiny little arch and fin jumping out of the water. I believe you can see a few of the babies in the top photo. The dolphins made Kristie's day... The baby dolphins made her week!