I was blessed a few weeks ago to experience a humpback whale mother and her baby calf upclose and personal on my canoe. My friend Sean and I were paddeling about 2 miles off Diamond Head when we came across what looked to be a whale in distress. Sean is a long time Honolulu Lifeguard and Firefighter. We both paddled closer to see if the whale was caught up in a net or something and require assistance. When we got very close we realized the mother was nudging her baby calf up to the surface to breath and she was helping it along. The whales were not frightned by our presence, and we were in awe at the sight of it all. We were actually on top of the whales side fin at one point. We drifted for about a minute and then they slowly submerged. It was a very neat experience.
Got to take the kids to a UH baseball game. It was a blast. Of course trying to catch the foul balls and the food were the highlights.
We went to Maui this year for Easter. We rented a rustic cabin along the Hana coast of Maui. It was very rural. The kids had a blast. We hiked, fished, made smores, and just enjoyed mother nature and each others company. The Easter Bunny actually found us out there. We of course colored eggs and had a very memorable trip. Hope to see all the family soon. Love to everyone Bortons
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