Owie

I cut my after work ocean swim short yesterday after being hit big-time by Portuguese Man-Of-War. For those of you who've never gotten a direct hit by one, the pain for the first five minutes is INTENSE. My first experience came from encountering one with my thumb. It was like someone had slammed a hammer with all their might onto my thumb. Yes, really.

But at least all I had were the tendrils. A snorkeler came out of the water soon after I did, and he had the entire jellyfish still attached to him. Owie.

Sleeping Turtles

The sun keeps setting earlier and earlier, so I'm seeing more dramatic silhouettes during my evening (previously afternoon) walks.

I usually get Saturday morning off work, so I'm still getting to experience sunshine one day each week. And sleeping turtles as well.

Rob's Birthday Swim

Maui's Pink Cap swimmers helped celebrate Rob's birthday and Maui visit with a gorgeous swim out to the Aquarium yesterday.

The only down side to the morning was seeing lots of Akule dead and dying near shore. Very strange.

Click HERE for more photos from our Sunday adventure.

Fully Lit

The skies were briefly overcast one day recently and I loved the way the sky and ocean became one.

Last night's fingernail moon was clearly lit up in its entirety.

My evening walks are definitely more colorful than my morning walks ever were.

Turtles Turtles Everywhere

 After a period of turtle scarcity, it feels good to be back in the middle of turtle soup once again. Turtles, turtles everywhere.

Lobsters and Pink Caps

The Maui Pink Caps' youngest swimmer, Olivia, did the full swim for the first time Sunday - and discovered a treasure trove of lobsters. Well, the molted exoskeletons of lobsters.

The ensuing Lobster Theater and stylish Lobster Hats provoked laughs all around.

Click HERE for lots more photos from yesterday's ocean swim adventures.

Why the Huddle

We're still getting some unbelievable sunsets. Definitely not every night, but often enough to keep us from sitting indoors before the teevee every evening.

I couldn't figure out the reason for the huddle right away.

Some of the oceanfront lawn sunset dinners are more extravagant than others.