We sailed to Molokini on this lovely 47-foot catamaran, led by Captain Greg and his assistant Aaron, who were great guys and skilled sailors. From the harbor to the island it was about 10 miles, which took about 90 minutes each way.
Brad on the boat.
Brad and me on the sail over to Molokini.
Brad with Peter, who works for the company that's producing the show.
Seeing some of the aspects of how action photography is accomplished has been interesting. As an example, this backpack contraption for a camera.
And then there's this cameraman, taking film while leaning back when we were "booking" pretty fast, under full sail. (I don't think "booking" is technically a nautical term, but I trust you understand my meaning.)
The cast taking down the spinnaker. We had a wonderful sail both ways. Captain Greg said our top speed was 20 knots. It was great.
Sorry for the sideways picture, but I couldn't resisit sharing a picture of the spinnaker. It was so pretty.
Arriving at Molokini.
The cast getting briefed by Captain Greg before going in to snorkel. Brad and I snorkeled too. The water was clear and we saw some beautiful fish.
Okay, and finally the whales. This is a terrible photo, I know. That blob out on the horizon is a whale. We had an amazing show from some humpback whales, the likes of which neither Brad nor I had ever seen. For about a minute, we were treated to a show of them doing jumps and flips. It was absolutely amazing. They were so beautiful and it was like something out of National Geographic. I couldn't capture it on film, but our whale show was one of the most memorable things on our trip.
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