Marders in Oahu: Day 9
Patty enjoys Mother's Day
If Patty could chose her favorite Mother's Day of all time, this would have to have ranked up there with the best. Today, along with Nathan and Phil, Patty went on a boat trip in order to snorkel with dolphins and sea turtles. The three of them set out on the Wild Side Specialty Tours "Best of the West" trip. This special trip was highly recommended by Alyssa who had accompanied her brother on the same tour in February. Unfortunately for Alyssa, she got sea sick during her trip which led to a not very pleasant experience for her. Fortunately (this time ), the three of us did not have any motion sickness problems. We headed out from Waianae Boat Harbor at 8:30, Sunday morning on a 34 foot catamaran cruiser. Our first stop was on the north-western-most point of Oahu where we spotted some Spinner dolphins. We all jumped in the water with our snorkel equipment and swam as close as 48" from them. These beautiful creatures were swimming in small and large packs that allowed us multiple up-close encounters. For Patty, the biggest thrill was seeing a mother and baby dolphin swimming together. Now that's a real Mother's Day! From there, we headed south a bit until we approached a special submerged rock off Makaha Beach. Again, we jumped off the back of the boat and this time, we were greeted by huge, Green Hawaiian sea turtles. It seems that they hang out around this big rock so that small fish will eat the algae off their shells. We got quite show here as well. One time, I turned around (under water) to find Patty, and there, within a foot of me was a big sea turtle looking at me directly in my face! This cared the pajabers out of me. We stayed with the turtles for more than a half an hour before getting back in the boat and having a sandwich. This trip was worth the premium as there were only 6 participants escorted by the 2 crew. After our snorkel trip, we went back to Waikiki and spent some time on a nearby, Kapiolani Beach. Alyssa met up with us there and brought "Layla" a dog that they were watching for a friend. We topped the day off with a dinner at Roy's Restaurant. This is Alyssa's special favorite and suggested it for us. Alyssa & Nate presented Patty with some presents and we all had a wonderful dinner together.
Patty & Phil depart for the Wild Side dolphin & turtle trip
Nathan chillin' with a Pepsi on way to see the sea creatures
Phil thinking about whats ahead on Oahu's west shore
Patty relaxing on beach in Waikiki with Nate, Alyssa & Layla
Nate takes Layla for a shower at the beach
Patty enjoys Mother's Day
If Patty could chose her favorite Mother's Day of all time, this would have to have ranked up there with the best. Today, along with Nathan and Phil, Patty went on a boat trip in order to snorkel with dolphins and sea turtles. The three of them set out on the Wild Side Specialty Tours "Best of the West" trip. This special trip was highly recommended by Alyssa who had accompanied her brother on the same tour in February. Unfortunately for Alyssa, she got sea sick during her trip which led to a not very pleasant experience for her. Fortunately (this time ), the three of us did not have any motion sickness problems. We headed out from Waianae Boat Harbor at 8:30, Sunday morning on a 34 foot catamaran cruiser. Our first stop was on the north-western-most point of Oahu where we spotted some Spinner dolphins. We all jumped in the water with our snorkel equipment and swam as close as 48" from them. These beautiful creatures were swimming in small and large packs that allowed us multiple up-close encounters. For Patty, the biggest thrill was seeing a mother and baby dolphin swimming together. Now that's a real Mother's Day! From there, we headed south a bit until we approached a special submerged rock off Makaha Beach. Again, we jumped off the back of the boat and this time, we were greeted by huge, Green Hawaiian sea turtles. It seems that they hang out around this big rock so that small fish will eat the algae off their shells. We got quite show here as well. One time, I turned around (under water) to find Patty, and there, within a foot of me was a big sea turtle looking at me directly in my face! This cared the pajabers out of me. We stayed with the turtles for more than a half an hour before getting back in the boat and having a sandwich. This trip was worth the premium as there were only 6 participants escorted by the 2 crew. After our snorkel trip, we went back to Waikiki and spent some time on a nearby, Kapiolani Beach. Alyssa met up with us there and brought "Layla" a dog that they were watching for a friend. We topped the day off with a dinner at Roy's Restaurant. This is Alyssa's special favorite and suggested it for us. Alyssa & Nate presented Patty with some presents and we all had a wonderful dinner together.
Patty & Phil depart for the Wild Side dolphin & turtle trip 
Nathan chillin' with a Pepsi on way to see the sea creatures
Phil thinking about whats ahead on Oahu's west shore
Patty relaxing on beach in Waikiki with Nate, Alyssa & Layla
Nate takes Layla for a shower at the beach
Patty showing the picture and lei she received from Nate & Alyssa on Mother's Day
Phil's dinner at Roy's (salmon, ahi, butterfish)
Nate & Alyssa at Roy's Restaurant
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