South swell

The huge swell that hit Tahiti a few days ago came to our south shores this weekend.
First swell of the season, no winds and a week-end day... It will be crowded (and it was).
Anyway, we went with my buddy John get a taste of the brown water of Maalaea.
We got up at 5AM...

Makawao by night. Exciting....

The Harbor jetty... Nothing exciting. 

the Light House. A nice right.

Artistic view

Freight Train...

.. is the fastest right in the world. No Kidding ;)

Maalea reef. Some crowd.  But manageable.

It was not my best surf experience ever, but discovering a new spot, the heat of the south shore, the light winds or offshore breeze, the quick rights, all this contributed for a exciting experience. 

Reef was shallow and tricky. The waves were closing out most of the time. Some bigger sets were washing everybody. Overall, a casual spot, way better for spongers than surfers. Locals were in force there too.

I prefer the North shore, and its messier, bigger waves, but this first swell was worth the drive.
And, in fact, we went again today, this time with the family.

You have to love Maui.