Sunday, July 6. 2014
We had a very relaxed and lazy morning. Can we blame it on
jet lag? After all, there is a 6 hour time difference from home to here. We had
breakfast on the balcony. It is a great place to sit and read or just enjoy the
view. In the early afternoon we left for the beach area, which we hadn’t seen
last night in the dark. But first we stopped for a little lunch from the deli
by the pool.
When we got to the beach, we found out that we could get one
hour rental of snorkel equipment for free. I had never snorkeled before, but
was willing to try it. Jim had snorkeled before, but a very long time ago. You
know you are old when – we both had to ask for the prescription goggles. And
did you ever try to walk in those flippers? If we had a video of our hour, it
would definitely be a comedy. We had a lot of laughs. Jim was pretty good and
more adventurous than I was. I am quite timid around deep water (okay,
terrified). I hung out near the water’s edge with the 8 year olds who were learning
to snorkel and I only saw one kind of fish. I don’t think I’ll be becoming an
expert anytime soon. But I should get some points for trying.
In the evening for dinner we drove to a nearby town called
Kawaihae to a place called the Seafood Bar and Grill. By asking around, we
found out that this is where local people would go to eat. And it was
delicious. Later I saw in a brochure that it was voted best seafood in the
north part of the island and had the ambiance of “old Hawaii at its very best”.
The roads are dark and the signs aren’t great, but we found it.
There are lots of tropical trees, plants and flowers. I
don’t know much about them but I can recognize an orchid. We both love the
scent of this flowering tree called a plumeria. I think it’s pretty common and
has different varieties, but the ones here have white flowers with a yellow
centre. The flowers could be used for making leis, or for sticking in your
hair. I’m thinking of looking for a plumeria perfume to take home. That would
be a good souvenir of the trip.
Sunday, July 6. 2014
We had a very relaxed and lazy morning. Can we blame it on
jet lag? After all, there is a 6 hour time difference from home to here. We had
breakfast on the balcony. It is a great place to sit and read or just enjoy the
view. In the early afternoon we left for the beach area, which we hadn’t seen
last night in the dark. But first we stopped for a little lunch from the deli
by the pool.
(Picture here)
When we got to the beach, we found out that we could get one
hour rental of snorkel equipment for free. I had never snorkeled before, but
was willing to try it. Jim had snorkeled before, but a very long time ago. You
know you are old when – we both had to ask for the prescription goggles. And
did you ever try to walk in those flippers? If we had a video of our hour, it
would definitely be a comedy. We had a lot of laughs. Jim was pretty good and
more adventurous than I was. I am quite timid around deep water (okay,
terrified). I hung out near the water’s edge with the 8 year olds who were learning
to snorkel and I only saw one kind of fish. I don’t think I’ll be becoming an
expert anytime soon. But I should get some points for trying.
(2 pictures here)
In the evening for dinner we drove to a nearby town called
Kawaihae to a place called the Seafood Bar and Grill. By asking around, we
found out that this is where local people would go to eat. And it was
delicious. Later I saw in a brochure that it was voted best seafood in the
north part of the island and had the ambiance of “old Hawaii at its very best”.
The roads are dark and the signs aren’t great, but we found it.
There are lots of tropical trees, plants and flowers. I
don’t know much about them but I can recognize an orchid. We both love the
scent of this flowering tree called a plumeria. I think it’s pretty common and
has different varieties, but the ones here have white flowers with a yellow
centre. The flowers could be used for making leis, or for sticking in your
hair. I’m thinking of looking for a plumeria perfume to take home. That would
be a good souvenir of the trip.
(2 pictures here)
