Amazing Hanauma Bay

I have snorkeled at Hanauma Bay many times, but this time the snorkeling is sensational.

When we got there by 9:00AM, I was worried that we were too late.

The issue with Hanauma Bay, besides the limited parking space, is that everyone has to watch this orientation video, which lasts about 8 minutes, but is shown in certain time slots in a room with limited seats. Depending on the crowd, the wait time can be half an hour or more.

Yes, one can get his/her name registered so that within one year of time he or she can skip the video, but everyone is required literally to watch it once a year, which happens to be our case.

We ended up with a 9:30AM video showtime. But while waiting for the video orientation and applying waterproof sunscreen, I took a peek at the water down in the bay. It seemed a rather low tide, which was a good sign. High tide and strong wave tend to mess up the underwater pictures.

Indeed, when we arrived at the bay area at 9:40AM, I found the ocean especially calm and tide especially low. With a bright sky, what can I complain?

One thing that I like about snorkeling at Hanauma Bay, is that fishes here are not afraid of people, and you can get up close to them.

Although the bay is a bit crowded, even on a Monday, I saw so many different kinds of fish (click individual pictures below to see larger size photos), in such a clear water, that all my unimpressive and unpleasant snorkeling experience for this trip is gone. All I wish is that my digital underwater camera has a longer battery life and there is no limit on my memory card!