The end is near 😂

Last nights sunset

Today we saw no turtles while we were swimming, but I got a picture of a moorish idol.

And lots of turtles from the little cove just south of boat ramp.

Almost time for the shuttle to the airport.

Last sunset...

And aloha....

Lazy day....no car...who needs one!!

We started out this morning watching a man trim the palms on the lawn.

We headed out late, walking down the beach to try a new snorkel place.  Imagine our surprise...

We saw turtles from the shore as we meandered down the beach, came to the spot we wanted to try and went snorkeling.

Milinda and Barbara.....happy snorkelers!!!!

Back at the condo watching a turtle feed in the shallows.

(For Deva and Mark, Kila and Ryan) The Bengal cat, Benji, is still at the store across the parking lot.

And another day passes in paradise....

Good Night and sweet dreams!!!!!!

Ah Today!!.....La Perouse Bay and Ahihi-Kina'u Marine Reserve

We got up early to drive out to La Perouse Bay to see the Spinner Dolphins.  Well, they weren't there, but the lava area is beautiful!

It was still early when we got to Ahihi.  The water was pretty clear and the coral beautiful!!

And then a return to the condo to change, have a nice lunch out, return the car....and do a little shopping. 

Later back at our place we swam in the pool, watched the gentle sunset, and grilled dinner.

 

A windy, windy day

We snorkeled this morning and saw a couple of turtles, but the water was cloudy and really churned up

So we decided that it wouldn't be good to drive all the way to Napili Bay with the wind and poor visibility. We went up to Iao Valley instead to see the Iao Needle and the memorials for the Japanese, Portuguese , and Koreans immigrants who have contributed so much to the Islands.

And we walked the wetlands boardwalk 

We had a good day even though it was a completely different day than we thought we would have

More of our home here

Mostly we come and go through our 'back' door. Milinda going into our condo.

Inside...

Another extraordinary day!

Aloha All

This was an amazing day!!  Yesterday we rented a car for 3 days and decided we would head up to Honolua Bay and Napili today.  

However, first we wanted to snorkel right off the condo and Yea!!!!  We swam with 5 turtles.

What a way to start the day!!!

We then got our things together and headed up the west side of the island

We met some people who said that after last nights pouring rain and wind it was too rough for snorkeling, but we still headed down to the beach through a beautiful tropical forest.

The beach ahead

Yep, too rough to snorkel, but there were lots of surfers out by the point and a sailboat ready to weigh anchor and leave because of incoming swells and wind.

Well, we headed down to Napili and had lunch at the Gazebo and were treated to at least 4 whales frolicking and putting on a show!!  After lunch we went to Honokeana Cove which is a tiny, protected cove just south of Napili Bay that Barbara was familiar with.  It was gorgeous and it was the only place we saw today that had calm, clear water.  We sat and watched at least six turtles swimming around and feeding.  It doesn't look like an easy entry, but we might try it another day.  What a day!!!!!!!  We stopped and got opah (sun fish)  to grill for dinner and had that and grilled pineapple with rice.  Could we ask for anything more?........Yep!