Wednesday, 20 September 2017
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| Kailua-Kona does not have a harbor suitable for large cruise ships, so we anchored offshore. |
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| We took tenders to shore. The difference between a tender and a lifeboat is that when the vessels are used as tenders, the capacity is about 85, but as lifeboats, they will cram in 150 passengers. |
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| Before our afternoon snorkeling excursion, we had time to walk the length (not very far!) of town. I thought this tree was magnificent. |
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| Our excursion left a nearby harbor on a catamaran, and a large pod of dolphins were playing in the wake of the many boats going in and out of the harbor. |
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| I had bought an inexpensive ($40) underwater digital camera at Walmart before we left. It took quite acceptable photos. |
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| Another underwater view of the reef. |
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| One more reef photo. |
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| Looking back at the island. Fellow snorkelers are in the foreground and the big ship (not our excursion catamaran) is in the background at the right. |
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| After snorkeling, we sailed back to the harbor under wind power. Nice and quiet! |
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