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The weather forecast became favorable to cross the channel between Maui and Molakai.  So after spending two enjoyable weeks at Lahaina, we up-anchored and headed for Honolua Bay, Maui - 10 miles up the coast – because it would present a good angle to cross the channel.  Honolua turned out to be a gem.  The head of the bay is a beautiful jungle type setting (no bugs though!) and the water was great for swimming and snorkling.  It rained the evening we got there and boy was it welcome, because it washed off a lot of the dirt from the sugar cane fields that SD had accumulated.  Early the next morning a large pod of spinner dolphins swam by SD into the bay.  They hung around a long time and we got to swim with them – Wow! – what a thrill.  The pictures were not taken with zoom – they were actually that close to us.