We ended up spending 2 weeks in Hilo, a nice laid back place to hang out after a long passage. The first week was spent cleaning up, doing repairs, ferrying crew to the airport, & a bit of sightseeing. Then we checked the weather & the winds were building, so we decided to stay put a little longer. We went to a couple of different snorkeling sites, with lots of amazing reef fish & BIGGG sea turtles! Took a drive to the Kona side of the island one day- it is the leeward side, hot & dry, but wouldn't you know it, the rain followed us from Hilo that day. And we attended the King Kamehameha Day celebrations, with amazing hula dancers- everyone from little kids to grannies & grampas!

Got under way again June 15 with an overnight passage to Honolua bay on the NW tip of Maui. It was a gnarly passage ( honestly, I know what that word means now) but we're rewarded with a lovely secluded anchorage worth great snorkeling:)