The water was colder than Carrie Millan and her husband Dave expected as they waded out into the calm bay near the Nāpali Kai hotel on Maui in June 2024.
“Don’t put your fins on beforehand,” Millan teased her husband, “you don’t want to be a duck.”
The couple had just arrived the day before to celebrate their 45th wedding anniversary. Laughing and joking, they splashed around in the waves as they donned their rented masks and snorkels. Masks down and mouthpieces in, Dave Millan motioned for his wife to lead the way…