Palauea Beach & Haleakalā National Park

After breakfast we got ready to snorkel. Rod tried to fixhis camera... [and Rod got really mad at his stupid camera ☹]We left a bit after 9:00. Drove past a bunch of resorts, passed some big homestoo to PalaueaBeach [aka White Rock]. Found a parking spot easily! 😊 Beautiful beach. There were a lot of people there but it didn't seem crowded. Swamaround for about an hour. It was hard to keep track of Rod. I think his weightbelt kept him lower when he was on the surface. Anyhoo… we couldn't see him ☹.Nora and I headed in a bit. Rod saw us and came in. The coral was reallybleached, saw fish but no turtles ☹. We did hear whales under the water. Rod caught thesound on video. Back to our place for lunch and a rest, then, up the mountain.Drove up Haleakalā. We stoppedat the visitors center first. A ranger told rod the best place to see thesunset was the parking lot of the Upper Visitors Center. The center was closed,but the potty was open. A long, twisty drive up the mountain. The observationarea at the top was beautiful!  Windy& cold tho! Back down at the Haleakala Visitors Center we went on a shorthike. Great views. Had a snack & rest in the car. Sunset was at 6:39.Beautiful! Down the mountain in the dark! Leftover burgers for Nora & me.Rod had a croissant.