First Week in Maui
Well. It has been a wild ride out here in Maui so far. Heidi and I flew out on the 10th and were graciously put up by our friend and new boss Pat at his house in Makawao, up on the slopes of Haleakala, a 10,000 ft volcano. And we arrived just in time for some crazy storms, rains, and flooding around the island.
We are both working as naturalist for the Pacific Whale Foundation. And we jumped right into things which until now was a bit crazy since we were trying to find a place to live and a car at the same time. The first to come was a place to live. We found a really nice place in southern Kihei which has great snorkeling and scuba diving nearby. Unfortunately it doesn't open until Feb 1st. So we weren't done yet.
Next we found a car. I found a '99 Nissan Altima in pretty good shape from Craigslist. I had the leaky radiator replaced with a brand new one and hopefully now it will prove to be a good work car for us. Not sure if I will try to drive it up to the top of Haleakala yet...its no turtle.
Then we had to move out of Pat's because his family was coming back from vacation. I had hoped to have a temp place for Jan. before this happened but Heidi and I packed all our stuff into our Altima and drove to work at 4:30am. We both went on the morning snorkel cruise to Molikini, a submerged volcano, and made it back to the dock around noon. I had a couple of apartment prospects so I immediately called the closest one.
The place is in Wailuku which is near some pretty good surf spots. It was just what we were looking for in a temporary place. A comfy bed to sleep in, a place to put all our stuff so its not in the car, and even a pool. Talk about a weight off my chest. Maybe now we can get around to really studying and even having some time to enjoy some solid Maui time.
We are still in the thick of training. I love learning all about the humpbacks, Hawaiian reefs, and the islands. I am even going out with the head researcher tomorrow to work on the logistics for an odontocete (toothed-whales) project. If this next storm stays away...
We are both working as naturalist for the Pacific Whale Foundation. And we jumped right into things which until now was a bit crazy since we were trying to find a place to live and a car at the same time. The first to come was a place to live. We found a really nice place in southern Kihei which has great snorkeling and scuba diving nearby. Unfortunately it doesn't open until Feb 1st. So we weren't done yet.
Next we found a car. I found a '99 Nissan Altima in pretty good shape from Craigslist. I had the leaky radiator replaced with a brand new one and hopefully now it will prove to be a good work car for us. Not sure if I will try to drive it up to the top of Haleakala yet...its no turtle.
Then we had to move out of Pat's because his family was coming back from vacation. I had hoped to have a temp place for Jan. before this happened but Heidi and I packed all our stuff into our Altima and drove to work at 4:30am. We both went on the morning snorkel cruise to Molikini, a submerged volcano, and made it back to the dock around noon. I had a couple of apartment prospects so I immediately called the closest one.
The place is in Wailuku which is near some pretty good surf spots. It was just what we were looking for in a temporary place. A comfy bed to sleep in, a place to put all our stuff so its not in the car, and even a pool. Talk about a weight off my chest. Maybe now we can get around to really studying and even having some time to enjoy some solid Maui time.
We are still in the thick of training. I love learning all about the humpbacks, Hawaiian reefs, and the islands. I am even going out with the head researcher tomorrow to work on the logistics for an odontocete (toothed-whales) project. If this next storm stays away...
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