Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Thursday, January 16, 2014
Megan and Shannon do Hawaii
Megan and Shannon
Meeting Sophie
Waiting for midnight on NYE
Swimming with dolphins
Paddleboarding
Up close with manta rays
(Megan took these underwater photos with her new GoPro camera.)
Ah... this is living...
Friday, January 3, 2014
Happy New Year!
Barbara, Steve, Megan, and Megan's friend Shannon came to celebrate the New Year. Sophie LOVED the two teenaged girls!
We stayed home on New Year's Eve and celebrated with Donna and Steve from across the street. As expected, the neighborhood put on a fireworks show for us. Most of us managed to stay up until midnight (we had to wake the girls for the toast).
Barbara, Megan, and Steve...
Sophie the Photobomber...
Megan with the Ali'i Drive Macaw...
If you've ever wondered what the habitat of two 16-year old girls looks like...
It's a very scary place. I recommend entering only when absolutely necessary.
Tonight, Megan and Steve go night snorkeling with the manta rays! Barbara and I plan to watch from the hotel bar.
Aloha y'all!
We stayed home on New Year's Eve and celebrated with Donna and Steve from across the street. As expected, the neighborhood put on a fireworks show for us. Most of us managed to stay up until midnight (we had to wake the girls for the toast).
Barbara, Megan, and Steve...
Sophie the Photobomber...
Megan with the Ali'i Drive Macaw...
If you've ever wondered what the habitat of two 16-year old girls looks like...
It's a very scary place. I recommend entering only when absolutely necessary.
Tonight, Megan and Steve go night snorkeling with the manta rays! Barbara and I plan to watch from the hotel bar.
Aloha y'all!
Thursday, January 2, 2014
Jen and Donna and Manta Rays, oh MY!
Jen and Donna came for a week in mid December.
They snorkeled every day...
Donna was very serious about her snorkeling and convinced us to go snorkeling at night with manta rays. Jen and I were both a little resistant, but it was SO MUCH FUN!
We donned wet suits and rode on a catamaran with 25 other adventurers out to a spot near the Sheraton where the underwater lights attract krill which in turn attract the rays. There were more rays than we could count and they were HUGE. Our boat crew said rays can get to 16 feet across. Some of the ones we saw SEEMED that large but probably weren't. Donna took these pictures:
Aloha y'all!
They snorkeled every day...
Donna was very serious about her snorkeling and convinced us to go snorkeling at night with manta rays. Jen and I were both a little resistant, but it was SO MUCH FUN!
We donned wet suits and rode on a catamaran with 25 other adventurers out to a spot near the Sheraton where the underwater lights attract krill which in turn attract the rays. There were more rays than we could count and they were HUGE. Our boat crew said rays can get to 16 feet across. Some of the ones we saw SEEMED that large but probably weren't. Donna took these pictures:
Aloha y'all!
Monday, December 2, 2013
Turkey Day
Sophie and I chilled out at home on Thanksgiving Day. We observed my usual TDay morning rituals - watching the Macy's Parade in bed and then the National Dog Show while cooking all the yummy standards.
Mr Turkey Before
Mr Turkey After
Sophie Watching the Dog Show
We hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Aloha!
Mr Turkey Before
Mr Turkey After
Sophie Watching the Dog Show
We hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Aloha!
Friday, November 15, 2013
Beth's Visit
Beth was here last week, and we all had a ton-o-fun. Sophie fell in love with Beth and demanded Beth's full attention every chance she got.
Beth and I visited many beaches - white sand, black sand, green sand. We played in some really rough waves and took many tumbles in the surf. On one of those tumbles, I lost my prescription sunglasses and enlisted the aid of Strange Men Wearing Goggles. Much to my surprise, the glasses were found! We dumped an amazing amount of sand out of our suits after that adventure. Three days later, I was still digging sand out of my bellybutton.
We saw turtles. LOTS of turtles.
We watched foolish young people jump 50 feet off the old pier at South Point. We were not the LEAST bit tempted to try it ourselves. The wind must have been 50 miles an hour that day. We returned with much dust in our eyes and ears.
We walked a few miles along the old fish ponds - sometimes on sand and sometimes on sharp lava. Along the way, we debated over the need for the "No Nudity" signs that we saw along this path.
We went to the Kona Cultural Festival at Keauhou and tasted many local coffees, ate mystery food, and rubbed elbows with a packed crowd.
We had the mandatory shave ice on Ali'i Drive. Beth insists that this giant pile of sweetened ice before her is only a "medium".
It was the total tourist adventure.
Aloha y'all!
Beth and I visited many beaches - white sand, black sand, green sand. We played in some really rough waves and took many tumbles in the surf. On one of those tumbles, I lost my prescription sunglasses and enlisted the aid of Strange Men Wearing Goggles. Much to my surprise, the glasses were found! We dumped an amazing amount of sand out of our suits after that adventure. Three days later, I was still digging sand out of my bellybutton.
We saw turtles. LOTS of turtles.
We watched foolish young people jump 50 feet off the old pier at South Point. We were not the LEAST bit tempted to try it ourselves. The wind must have been 50 miles an hour that day. We returned with much dust in our eyes and ears.
We walked a few miles along the old fish ponds - sometimes on sand and sometimes on sharp lava. Along the way, we debated over the need for the "No Nudity" signs that we saw along this path.
We went to the Kona Cultural Festival at Keauhou and tasted many local coffees, ate mystery food, and rubbed elbows with a packed crowd.
We had the mandatory shave ice on Ali'i Drive. Beth insists that this giant pile of sweetened ice before her is only a "medium".
It was the total tourist adventure.
Aloha y'all!
Monday, October 28, 2013
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