Sunday, August 12, 2007

Catamaran Cruisin'

This past weekend, my company rented a catamaran boat for a Saturday Napali Coast adventure. After a dosage of Dramamine, Karen and I were excited to see this uninhabited part of the island. As seen below, the front bough of the boat was a popular spot.

The lady behind us was wishing she had taken some Dramamine. Let's just say the fish were happily fed an unusually acidic treat.

A few miles out we found dolphins! They usually sleep during the morning hours close to the surface, but when we passed through several turned around and began swimming with our boat. The dolphin below was a real crowd pleaser.


The Napali Coast was formed from ocean waves carving out lava rock more quickly than mountain streams, creating up to 4,000 ft cliffs. (Remember this Cory, Kristen, Paul, and Ang.)



I snapped this when Karen wasn't looking, but her face says it all.

We also tried scuba diving for the first time. I think we look pretty good, what do you think? Then again, I tend to compare everything to my awkward phase as a kid.

5 comments:

cory said...

Awwww, those pictures and the color of that water bring back great memories! Next time you need to paddle yourself around Napali, not let a catamaran take you.

Are you guys scuba certified? Brady's face with that huge scuba mask is a dead ringer of his pictures as a 7 year old.

Brady and Karen said...

Nope, we're not scuba certified. We aren't sure we want to, either. It was really fun, but we can't decide if it was really any better than snorkeling. (And, if it's worth $1000 to figure out...)

NW Varneys said...

You look like Batman with a backpack and flipper Brady. Hot!

NW Varneys said...

Love the pic of Karen laughing. btw, nice sailing suit! Dang, you are tan, woman. And the pic of the dolphin in such clear blue water looks...well, it doesn't look real. ~J

Natalie and Steve said...

Wow! What a GORGEOUS place! Plus that sister of mine is pretty hott!