Alternate Universe

During a swim on the island of Lanai, Christine ran into a message floating in the water from our absentee swimmers Patti & Janet. It must have floated here from South America because it was postmarked from the Galapagos where they've been swimming.

Click HERE for more photos from Christine's Birthday trip to Lanai.

This past weekend Doug was convinced that he had passed over into an alternate reality. Big south surf was completely inundating our usual swim course through the rocks, so we did not swim there. Since Janet & Patti were not around to goad us on into extreme danger, we simply turned around. This caution was completely new to Doug and confused him to no end. The only explanation - he had somehow entered an alternate universe.

Stuffy Turkeys

A flock of wild turkeys came by our campsite this morning before heading over to the Four Seasons resort. Now I know why they were turning up their beaks at our food. Guests at the resort were tossing pieces of croissant off their balconies and the turkeys have become accustomed to only eating rich food.

Fire Alarm

Roasting marshmallows was a real option (as were singed eyebrows) at Christine's camping dinner last night. Happy Birthday, Christine

Hooray for Birthdays

Hooray for birthdays.

Christine's birthday this morning brought some of the old gang back together for the first time in many years. What fun.

Click HERE for a few more photos from today's swim.

Fish not Flower

These Omilu are similar to the bougainvillea in yesterday's blog post. Yes, I know they are fish, not flowers; but the intensity of the blue is astounding, and cannot be felt from a mere photograph.

Hurts the Eyes

The South Maui Bougainvillea has been going OFF this week. I don't know if it has something to do with springtime or with recent rains, but they are spectacular. And of course photographs do not do the various colors justice. These plants vibrate with color, it almost hurts the eyes to look at them.

Blue Lips

 Thank goodness the water has finally begun to warm up enough that people are slowing down and playing a bit. I still saw blue lips and chattering teeth, but only at the end of the swim. And it was well worth the minor discomfort.

Click HERE for more photos from this morning's ocean swim.