Whale Day Parade is on the way!

[Shaka Doug]

Aloha Ohana and fellow SB'ers,

Just a quick post to let you all know that the annual Pacific Whale Foundation Whale Day Celebration is just around the corner. As usual I will be participating in the "Parade of Whales" and will be hauling a bevy of beautiful mermaids behind my Scubabus. This is my 9th year now and it is always a ton of fun. If any of you on the sister islands are thinking of coming to Maui, this would be the time to do it.

What: Pacific Whale Foundation Celebration of Whales Festival
Pacific Whale Foundation

Where: Kalama Park, Kihei, Maui

When: Sat., Feb 20th, 2010 from 9:00 am to about sunset (6:00 pm or so...)

Why: To celebrate the annual arrival of the North Pacific Humpback Whales with Arts, Crafts, Food, Fun and Music.

Web: Join us for the 2010 Parade of Whales! | www.mauiwhalefestival.org

Theme: "An Ocean in Motion"

Last year a few of you for Kauai mentioned trying to make it. Well, here's your official invitation!!! Let me know if you're coming over! I hope to make a lot of new friends that day. It's a guaranteed good time.



Have a look at a video someone posted from last year.

Thanks for taking the time to check out this thread!!! Aloha and shaka to you all!

Shaka Doug

 

[MauiScubaSteve]

Now that's a high quality 1,000th post!

I hope to have at least half as much enthusiasm for this years Whale Day Festivities as Shaka Doug.

Since this thread has pictures from the past, I'll add the whales;

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[Shaka Doug]

Thanks Steve, had no idea it was the 1,00th post but thanks for pointing that out! Auright!!

Hey, this just in from PWF:

The Parade Route will be reversed this year. It will start in the vacant parking lot by ABC store across from Kamaole Beach Park 1 and head North along S. Kihei Rd and end at the Kihei Public Library. It will go from 9:00 am to 10:00 am then the rest of the event will be opened up and will go to about sunset. Come on down. It's gonna be a blast!!!!

 

[Shaka Doug]

Hey Steve, love the whale pic. Looked a little bluish so I did a color correction on it. Here's how it looks now! You like??

 

[Shaka Doug]

Putting together some signs for the parade. Is anyone coming over from the neighbor islands??

 

[diverdiane]

I am coming from the mainland. Is that good enough?

 

[Shaka Doug]

Whale Day 2010 has come and gone already! It was a ton of fun! Beautiful mermaids really made an impression on the crowd. Thank you to everyone who was part of this celebration. Get ready, next year's not that far away!

Here's a few pics: