A LATE SNORKEL

Aloha! It has been an interesting day for Jackie and I. This morning after breakfast we thought we might go to Anini and get a little snorkeling in before it got too windy. It was a good idea but we were a little too slow. By the time we arrived at the beach the wind had also. We did find a spot that was somewhat protected from the wind and enjoyed a cup of coffee while making plans for the rest of the morning. We decided that a trip to town was in order as we needed to pickup a few garden supplies along with a few things from Costco. It was a very wet trip and I must have turned my wipers on at least 15 times! We would drive into a downpour and two minutes later drive out...this is very typical for Kauai. Jackie found the flowers she was looking for at Home Depot and we got almost everything that was on the list for Costco including a new scratch on Old Blue's bumper! We had just backed out of our parking spot and were heading forward when an older gentleman in a Ford Explorer backed into us. He put a scratch about a foot long in Blue's bumper but as we already had a couple of other scratches near by we thought one more would just add a little more character so I shook the old guys hand and told him not to fret about the scratch and to have a good day. This is something I would never have been able to do a few years ago and it felt pretty good. Of course Old Blue wears the scratch much better than either my Lincoln or the Jetta could! As soon as we got home Jackie put the groceries away then headed out to the garden to plant her flowers. I on the other hand had a much harder job as I watched a little baseball on tv and napped. We both finished around four and decided that we had time to give Anini another chance. We normally don't go out this late but figured why not try and get a short snorkel in before dark. It was actually pretty good. The wind had died down and the beach was almost empty. There wasn't much of a current and the tide was all the way in. It seemed to us that the fish were more active than normal...especially the goatfish. We stayed pretty close to shore as neither Jackie or I wanted to be where we couldn't get out if it started to get dark. Most shark attacks happen at dusk or dawn or when the water is murky
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