The Next Day and The Day Before

After our "moderately strenuous" hike we were ready for a relaxing day.

Maybe not quite this relaxed...but close.

 

So we hit the beach. Poipu on the south side of the island. It was perfect for monk-seal-spotting, people-studying and fish-watching (the kind that doesn't require putting your face in the ocean).

And it was great for snorkeling. All of us went snorkeling eventually. Some of us were more enthusiastic about it than others.

By some of us I mean Brian and Sarah. They convinced Sean to don the gear,

 

get in,

 

and eventually put his face in. (He didn't actually need that much convincing).

 

Then he was done.

 

Looks like he had fun.

 

And once Brian was done, it was my turn...eek!

 

It felt like I was out there for hours. I'm sure it was minutes (if not seconds). But I had enough. The ocean? Just not my thing.

A full morning on the beach in the sun left us hungry and ready for some shade. After lunch we drove up the road a bit to see Spouting Horn.

 

It's a hole in the lava shelf that sprays water up into the air when the waves crash.

I wonder how many millions of other people have this exact same picture.

 

I'm not sure who Janelle and Erik are, but I think they're in love. This tree was full of grafittied leaves. And spider webs. Pretty...in a destructive creepy-crawly sort of way.'

 

Last was dinner at Wahooo. Yep, all 3 "O"s are supposed to be there.