BACK IN THE WATER

Aloha! Jackie and I were finally able to get back in the water. Seems like it has been weeks since we have gone. Very nice snorkel...we saw most of our old friends including a couple of flying gurnards. We also captured a little video of some milk fish. Usually when I try to get video of the milk fish it doesn't turn out too well as they have a tendency to blend into their surroundings. I hope this weather holds for a while...I really need to get the lawn mowed. I probably should have done it today but wanted to see if the eagle ray was still hanging out at Anini. No luck with the ray so I guess now I will be forced to for go the race and concentrate on the lawn...that is unless mother nature gives me a reprieve!

PATIENTLY WAITING

Aloha! Jackie and I are still waiting for our weather to improve enough so we can get back in the water. Guess we should just buck up and go anyway but it is a lot more fun when its not cold and windy. Besides that our paper (The Garden Isle) had an article this morning about a 14 foot long tiger shark taking a bite out of a surfers surf board in Hanalei bay Monday afternoon! Every once in awhile we will read about this happening and it does make one get a little chicken skinned when you are out snorkeling with the honus especially if the honus are acting a little edgy. There was also another article that Theresa and Tricia might find interesting. It was about a missing hiker...he disappeared while hiking with his family and a guide on the trail to Secret Falls. Evidently he had been acting a bit strange after he fell out of a tree and he ran off into the jungle on his way to the falls. He has been missing for almost a week and as far as we know hasn't been found yet. I hope he was just trying to escape a bad situation at home and found Kauai to be a perfect place to escape to. I don't want to think he might be out there in the jungle hurt and confused. The weather forecasters keep saying our beach weather should return by the end of the week. I sure hope so...Jackie and I need to get back in the water and we are going to need to mow the lawn as well. Bet you can guess which we will do 1st. I will post the video of my Mom's and my sister's visit. I have been thinking a lot about that visit lately maybe because Mom's birthday and Mothers Day are just around the corner.

MISSING PICTURES

KINDA WINDY

Aloha! Bet that title has you wondering am I referring to how I can put a lot of words on a page and say very little. Or its possible I might be referring to the weather? Of course it might be that I'm going to tell you I had beans for supper and the title would explain the after effects! Well you can be assured I will keep this post brief and Jackie is not dumb enough to serve beans on a day when we have had to keep the door closed. So that leaves the weather and it has been a bit on the breezy side...just enough to keep us inside with the door closed for most of the day. Of course the fact that it has also been overcast and the temps have been in the low 70's were factors as well. There is at least one positive to being forced to stay indoors...it gave me time to look at my older photos. Not surprising the ones I picked for the blog today are of my grandsons with a picture of all my brothers and sisters thrown in as well.

ERRANDS TO RUN

Aloha! I don't have any real exciting news to blog about but anyone who follows my blog even casually knows that that has never stopped me from rambling on in the past so here goes! The wind has kept Jackie and I indoors for most of April...that and the frequent rain showers but those conditions have improved a great deal over the last few days starting Thursday. I think that was the day we mowed the lawn. Friday was very nice as well and we spent the biggest share of it working in the garden. Then Vasil took us to a Japanese restaurant to thank us for our help around the house...very nice place called Kintaro's. I was too chicken to try most of the sushi but did try the Tako (Hawaiian for octopus). It wasn't as gross as I was afraid it would be and I think I could be talked into having it again but given the choice I still prefer a good hamburger! We had a great time at the restaurant and our ordering was made so much easier thanks to Vasil's friend Mieko. She is Japanese and took us poor country bumpkins under her wings helping us to understand just what it was on the menu we were ordering and how it was prepared. We had the best time talking story with her and Vasil. It really made us realize just what a sheltered life we have lived. They are both world travelers and have lived in many other countries and have been exposed to a lot of other cultures. Who knows...if Jackie and I continue to associate with cultured people maybe some of that culture will rub off on us! Think there might be hope for Jackie but I probably have to much Okie getting in the way for it to affect me. Saturday the weather was perfect...lite trades and temps in the low 80's. We sat on the lanai most of the day talking story and just enjoying the great weather. We also watched the Nascar race. Sunday we decided to go to the beach. Not sure why we picked this day as it was the worst weather wise of the last 4. The trades were blowing and it was about 10 degrees cooler than Saturday. We had a nice snorkel anyway and saw a ton of fish but the wind did have the water kind of choppy. Today the weather was great again but Jackie and I had a lot of errands to run in Lihue so we didn't get a chance to make it to the beach. I think that will be on the list for tomorrow. Not sure what kind of pics I'm going to post so we will just have to look.

BACK TO THE BLOG

Aloha! Jackie and I had the most wonderful visit with my sister Tommie and her grandson Ethan. It was a blast! We got the chance to show off our beautiful little island and we were able to do it at a pace that was very Hawaiian...you know easy and slow. There were only two appointments we had to keep the entire week they were here. The 1st was their arrival and the last was their departure! Everything in between was done without having to look at a watch which is a very good thing seeing as how Jackie and I got rid of ours years ago. I'm not going to attempt to try and tell you everything we did. I will just say that Ethan was able to spend some time in the water both snorkeling and boogie boarding. Tommie got to spend some time on the beach watching. Guess my trying to get her to snorkel while wearing a turtle suit didn't help to alleviate her fear of the water. We were also able to hike down to Queens Bath...this is something that is not always possible especially in the winter months when the ocean is usually angry. We also had a chance to talk story...this was my favorite part of their trip. Living in Hawaii has a whole lot of plusses but not being able to visit with family sure isn't one of them!