Hawaii Day #2
Jan. 23rd, 2009 07:45 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
shannon_aKauai surprisingly isn't as hospitable as it was on our other two visits. Whereas, I can remember being distinctively hot on other visits, particularly on our first time here, when we'd sometimes walk a couple of miles to the nearby town of Koloa, this time around, things are slightly chill, with the temperature running about 60-75.
We've also discovered that the surf on all the beaches is very heavy, whereas the south side of the island is usually very nice in winter.
Nevertheless, it's Hawaii.
Yesterday was about the same as Wednesday, really marking this as one of our most mellow vacations ever, I think because we're very familiar with the area already, having spent two previous vacations here.
We went out to Spouting Horn in the morning, to watch the waves come in amidst the rocks, setting off plumes of water as they push up through a particular hole in the rock. We also spotted a "real" spout far, far out to sea, since it's whale season (but it disappeared before we could really see much more).
In the afternoon we went out to Lydgate to snorkel. Lydgate is a beach on the east side of the island that's desirable because it's got a cove that's protected by a circle of rocks. Since Kimberly had problems on Poipu on Wednesday, it seemed like a good place to swim next.
It's a bit less like swimming in the ocean, and more like swimming in an aquarium or a lagoon, but nevertheless, it was nice. Kimberly was able to snorkel there without panicking, and hopefully got her feet under her for the sport again. I think we actually saw more fish at Lydgate than at Poipu, but there's not a real opportunity to swim per se. Nonetheless, it was enjoyable.
In the evening, after Mary got home from work, we played Mah Jongg. I hadn't played in twenty years, since I was in High School. Remarkably, Mary said that she hadn't played in a similar amount of time either. It was enjoyable for a bit, but (as with many Rummys), I'm not convinced it has a deep amount of strategy, and so after a while you're just drawing and drawing. Mary suggested that at the end you should be setting yourself up to have many draws that win, and that's certainly the case, but if it's really possibly with the random draws, I'm not sure how.
Cat reports suggest that they continue to be bored, just lazing around on the couches while we're gone. I think they're hatching evil plans for what to do to us upon our return. But, it's good to know that Lucy hasn't totally freaked out.
We've also discovered that the surf on all the beaches is very heavy, whereas the south side of the island is usually very nice in winter.
Nevertheless, it's Hawaii.
Yesterday was about the same as Wednesday, really marking this as one of our most mellow vacations ever, I think because we're very familiar with the area already, having spent two previous vacations here.
We went out to Spouting Horn in the morning, to watch the waves come in amidst the rocks, setting off plumes of water as they push up through a particular hole in the rock. We also spotted a "real" spout far, far out to sea, since it's whale season (but it disappeared before we could really see much more).
In the afternoon we went out to Lydgate to snorkel. Lydgate is a beach on the east side of the island that's desirable because it's got a cove that's protected by a circle of rocks. Since Kimberly had problems on Poipu on Wednesday, it seemed like a good place to swim next.
It's a bit less like swimming in the ocean, and more like swimming in an aquarium or a lagoon, but nevertheless, it was nice. Kimberly was able to snorkel there without panicking, and hopefully got her feet under her for the sport again. I think we actually saw more fish at Lydgate than at Poipu, but there's not a real opportunity to swim per se. Nonetheless, it was enjoyable.
In the evening, after Mary got home from work, we played Mah Jongg. I hadn't played in twenty years, since I was in High School. Remarkably, Mary said that she hadn't played in a similar amount of time either. It was enjoyable for a bit, but (as with many Rummys), I'm not convinced it has a deep amount of strategy, and so after a while you're just drawing and drawing. Mary suggested that at the end you should be setting yourself up to have many draws that win, and that's certainly the case, but if it's really possibly with the random draws, I'm not sure how.
Cat reports suggest that they continue to be bored, just lazing around on the couches while we're gone. I think they're hatching evil plans for what to do to us upon our return. But, it's good to know that Lucy hasn't totally freaked out.