SUNNY WEEKEND

Aloha! Jackie and I have been enjoying a very nice weekend. The weather has been great...sunny skies temps in the upper 70's with light trades. Saturday we went snorkeling at Anini. The water was a little choppy but not bad. We snorkeled all the way out past the buoy and found most of our fish friends hanging out in their usual spots. It is kind of interesting to see how some fish are very territorial and will hang out in the same spot. Others like the stripebelly puffers don't really have a home and just kind of wander. It is also interesting how some fish are real loners like the ornate butterflies. We rarely see more than one where as the convict tangs seem to always travel in schools. We saw the small turtle again and this time he was very cooperative and let us get a good look. We are 99% sure he is a hawksbill. Jackie was a little concerned that he might be too thin. We are hoping that he is just a young one and looking thin is normal. We also saw the orangespine unicornfish. Jackie said this guy reminded her of a zulu warrior the way his face is marked and everything and I would have to agree. This morning the weather is even nicer than it was Saturday but Jackie and I will be staying home. I woke this morning with a stuffy head and have been sneezing a lot. With a lot of people panicking over the swine flu epidemic I would hate to sneeze at the beach and cause everyone to worry so we will just stay home and farm on the computer!