The boat we traveled on didn't look like it was large enough to hold all of the people who were waiting to board. It pulled right up to the beach and they lowered a staircase so we could get aboard.
Here's where we were headed: Molokini Crater.
This is the submerged top of an ancient volcano. The volcano is not active any more, and now fish and corals live inside the partly submerged crater, and birds nest on the dry parts. It's much larger than it looks. Our boat sailed inside and we anchored right near the inside wall, then they pushed us into the water!
But under the water!
The sharks were friendly!
Here's mommy on the ride back:
After the crater, the boat took us to a sea turtle feeding/cleaning spot where we swam with these guys:
The come to this reef to get cleaned by the tiny reef fishes. They're very friendly and curious, and will come right up to you. The ones we were swimming with liked to stay on the bottom, however, and didn't come out to play. 
Inside the cabin of the boat they had food and drinks, first it was breakfast, then snacks, then lunch and Mai Tais. They also had a TV showing Finding Nemo if you were bored with the real thing outside. 
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