Sunday July 6

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.

Stars in the new Hawaii Five-O?

 

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.