This aquarium consists of a number of indoor and outdoor exhibits. It has the worlds largest collection of living Pacific corals. We saw hundreds of varieties of tropical fish, including my favorite the state fish of Hawaii, the Humuhumunukunukuapua which is also called the rectangular triggerfish or Hawaiian triggerfish. It is a beautiful yellow, black and white fish, but mostly I love the way the name just rolls off my tongue.
The green sea turtle exhibit had some baby turtles that were fun to see. The adult turtles in the exhibit were much smaller than the ones in our front "yard." I liked watching the jelly fish floating in a tank lit with a blue light, but I am very happy that they have not visited us in our little swimming beach.
The center has a 52' tube that takes you "under the sea" to watch eels, sharks, manta rays, and all sorts of big and small tropical fish. A sign near the tank explained that "yes, sometimes the littlest fish get eaten, but the fish are fed every day and usually don't bother catching lunch."
The center was pretty quiet so we could take our time as we walked around. It is Saturday today so the roads and parks were really busy. A storm front is coming through and brought winds and waves. We saw lots of surfers at the beach parks. Lots of small tents and camping vans in the many narrow parks along the beach. There are just porta potties set every quarter mile or so and no showers. It made me itch to think of crawling into bed covered in sand and salt. Yup, I m old!
We went back to downtown Lahaina for dinner at Cheeseburger in Paradise which is right on the ocean. Since we went early we got a table upstairs with a great view and enjoy listening to some good live music. It's our last dinner with Terry and Connie. They fly home tomorrow. What's more fun than one Nesbitt man? Two of them! The older they get the more they are alike. It's just uncanny.
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