Doing Laps

One of our neighbors has generously been allowing Doug to use their pool to get exercise while recovering from foot surgery. Not a bad location.

Better than Mine

Just a couple shots from a photo shoot earlier this week. The home I was photographing has an even better view than my house does.

Blowing and Crashing

 Swimming with Maui's Mermaids (and hangers-on) is always a huge treat for me. They swim at exactly my pace and like to stick together as a group.

Our return was challenging due to blowing spray and crashing waves, but we all made it.

Our lobsters may lack claws but they more than make up for that deficiency with lots of color.

Downright Otterish

 Those Maui Pink Cap Swimmers who were not away on summer vacation, luxuriated in the warm ocean water this morning. In fact some of us were feeling downright otterish.

Click HERE for more photos from today's swim.

Almost a Mile

 Yet another glorious morning on Maui.

My usual walk along the shore includes Keawakapu beach, which is almost a mile in length. All three of today's shots were taken at that beach.

What Price Paradise?

 People were jumping from the rocks as I swam by this morning; but maybe they should have looked before they leaped. On the climb back up they impaled themselves on nasty sea urchin spines, which cannot be removed. Ouch.

I watched as the turtle on the left (second photo) pushed its way under the turtle under the anchor. It finally manged to dislodge the anchored turtle to get a prime parking spot.

Turtles were vying for prime cleaning spots on Turtle Rock this morning. 

Swan Sighting

 Swans are not native to this part of the world, so it was a treat to see one gliding across the ocean surface this morning.

One of the resorts was holding a painting class along the shore today.