We sailed to Maui on the Superferry for the second time. Our first crossing together was in November. We had planned to sail back together this time but Noel found out shortly before our vacation started that he would have to fly back a day earlier to meet clients. He kept offering to take one of the boys back with him so I wouldn’t have to manage both on the boat. I dragged my feet and didn’t make a decision about it until we heard about a bad crossing a few days after we sailed to Kahului. Seas in the channels were pretty rough – at least 17 cars were damaged in the vehicle deck and my mother-in-law in Waikiki reported they said on TV that “everyone” on board got sick. When I heard that, I gave in. Noel took off with Cub and Robbie and I remained to go it alone.
We sat next to a family who said they were on that fateful voyage and they admitted it was pretty bad. They were understandably apprehensive to return but had no choice. When I asked if everyone got sick, the other mom said, “Well, not everyone. I’d say about 95%.” I thought about it…imagine being in a room of 100 people and 95 of them puking. There were probably at least 200-300 people on the boat that day…ugh. They have a team of people cleaning up but a few people just can’t clean that fast!
We got lucky and had no problems. In fact, Robbie fell asleep while we could still see Maui. I fell asleep shortly after that and we pretty much slept the entire 3+ hours. I’d like to say we saw this lighthouse on the Molokai coast, but we didn’t. It’s a shot from last November. I think it is the isolated Kalaupapa area (think leper colony) but I couldn’t quite hear what the captain was saying as we cruised by.
We sat next to a family who said they were on that fateful voyage and they admitted it was pretty bad. They were understandably apprehensive to return but had no choice. When I asked if everyone got sick, the other mom said, “Well, not everyone. I’d say about 95%.” I thought about it…imagine being in a room of 100 people and 95 of them puking. There were probably at least 200-300 people on the boat that day…ugh. They have a team of people cleaning up but a few people just can’t clean that fast!
We got lucky and had no problems. In fact, Robbie fell asleep while we could still see Maui. I fell asleep shortly after that and we pretty much slept the entire 3+ hours. I’d like to say we saw this lighthouse on the Molokai coast, but we didn’t. It’s a shot from last November. I think it is the isolated Kalaupapa area (think leper colony) but I couldn’t quite hear what the captain was saying as we cruised by.
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