Myriad of updates…
August 5, 2007
Brian’s parents just visited and we had a grand time. We went snorkeling in Hilo several times and had a great time seeing the variety of fish out and about. I saw my first snake eel and later snake eel babies. On Brian’s birthday he and his father went hiking in North Kohala and had a lot of fun exploring Polulu Valley and the neighboring valley. We also went to the Lava Tree State Park down near Pahoa. We also visited the astronomy center at UHH (Imiloa) and did star gazing on Mauna Kea. The evening on Mauna Kea was less than enjoyable for me though - I was car sick on the hour long ride to Mauna Kea which was further exacerbated by taking a 1 mile walk at 9000 feet mostly uphill on the way back at sunset when it was about 50 degrees. I felt horrible the whole night but fortunately I woke up feeling better the next day. We also visited the Kaumana Caves but I did not walk very far as my shoes proved to be inadequate for the task. I think everyone had a good time…
Brian and I also went to an rough water race while his parents were visiting. We checked it out and I am currently thinking about doing the 2 mile Kealakekua Bay rough water race. I surely will not win but I think it would be a lot of fun. Brian is now using this as yet another excuse to talk me into doing qualifying races for the Ironman. I think I will pass as I am not interested in dying before I turn thirty, thank you very much.
I was also able to bodyboard at Hapuna and was able to ride one absolutely perfect wave and a bunch of not so perfect waves. I did get a nasty burn. While in the water I was trying to remember why I had made such a big deal about wearing my board shorts but I could not recall why - it became obvious to me later when my derrière burned.
While at Kona Bay Books, Brian spotted Da Jesus Book - the Pidgin Bible. Seriously, I am speechless.
In other news, the Big Island is getting Target, Circuit City, PetSmart (I think), PF Changs, and Office Max all on the Kona side. I am not exactly excited. I like Target and would gladly trade in Walmart and Kmart for it but seriously we don’t need all of those stores.
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