Ukulelerob
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I hope for the best outcome Ken.
She lives out there now? That’s a change from the coast.
So we are officially at Peanut flour!!Summer is taking about 1/10 of a peanut in flour form now!!!!
James and I snorkeled for about three hours.
My back is burnt. Never used to worry about burning. Old age? No base tan? I even used a ton of sunscreen but I guess it kinda wears off after a while.
Anyhow, saw a pufferfish. That was first for me in Hawaii. I also saw a turtle chilin' on the ocean floor so I called James over. He's never seen a live turtle. Some other tourists saw me keep diving down and pointing for James so they came to check it out.
"TURTLE!!!!"
Exactly what I was trying to avoid. At least a dozen people swam out to where we were and one a-hole went down and touched him. The poor thing got startled and tried to swim away with a dozen knuckleheads trying to chase it. I felt bad for the poor thing.
I was swimming in Hanalei Bay and Sheryl had gone back to the beach when a dark shape passed about 6 feet away from me. I figured shark or turtle. I started following it and once it popped its head up for a breath I signaled to Sheryl on the beach to come follow me. We followed it for 100 yards or so while it swam along and popped its head up from time to time, but nobody else noticed. It wove its way through people and still no one paid any attention. It was kind of cool to be the only ones.
Once I was snorkeling off an island in Thailand when I saw a spot not far from me where the water seemed to be boiling and it was coming in my direction. I went underwater and suddenly was engulfed in a big school of some kind of shrimp, immediately followed by several fish. t was crazy and over in less than thirty seconds.
That's cool!
Are there good places to snorkel around Princeville? I've only gone up that way a couple times. Once was to golf and the other was to check out some popular beach but James was really young and we only stayed at the beach for less than an hour. We ended up checking out caves. The family that is meeting us has kids that are 13, 10 and 6 so we're looking for a swim/snorkel friendly beach. It's kind of rough down in Poipu. I'm told there are some great but hard to get to beaches on the Waimea side.
The only snorkeling I've done on Kauai is at Lydgate in the protected pool. There are fish - we found them by the wall that separates the main pool from the keiki pool - but not a large variety and no coral; the pool is completely artificial. Still, it's safe and easy for the beginning snorkeler.
I've read that Ke'e beach beyond Hanalei is great for snorkeling, but haven't tried it. The road past Hanalei just opened again a few weeks ago after being closed for a year for repairs due to flooding. I've heard there's a permit system in place for Ke'e - investigate that before going so you don't get to the beach and have to turn around again. Ke'e is near the caves. We talked to a couple from Australia at Hanalei Bay who had come there from Ke'e - they had to turn away because they didn't have a permit. Hanalei Bay was fantastic for swimming but the snorkeling would be pretty poor - mostly a sandy bottom so the reef fish wouldn't be interested.
Do you need a ride from the airport?