Hawaii conjures up images of palm trees, ocean, white sand beaches ( as well as green and black sand), and a kick back feeling..... And, you get that feeling no matter what the weather is doing. "Winter" in Hawaii can be a bit damp- rain, not snow- and windy...the waves are unbelievable.
Yesterday, I watched some folks taking surfing lessons ( does that bring back memories, Pat?) ...it was really, really wavey...looked impossible to get up on the board, let alone stay up...some of them did okay....looked like they were having fun, at any rate.
Then, there were the guys trying to sailboard....whoa! Between the high winds and rolling surf, it was tough going...one guy did manage to get sailing, BUT he ended up coming towards shore.....oooh--turn around and go the other way.....again, it looked invigorating.....fun to watch.
Some of the surfers stand up and paddle out to the huge waves, then use the paddle for balance when they catch that perfect wave.
And, there are the fisherman along the shore...usually they have several poles baited at once....not sure how they can tell when they have a bite, as the waves keep the poles bobbing around...
So, there are lots of passive activities..... like watching all the active ones:)..
And, Of course, there's the a.m. tennis playing that we're into....yesterday's games were better yet..each day helps with "the moves" David's friend Tommy ( from Honolulu) and his wife will be visiting later next week for 5 days...he was on a tennis team, so we KNOW who'll be chasing balls when we play doubles with them:)
Also, we visited a falls ( when WE think of falls, it's Niagara Falls- near home)---but the Wailua falls are surrounded by lush foliage and steep, green cliffs....a Kodak moment to be sure.
Kayakers were bringing their kayaks in from the river, so we chatted with several of them. Wailua river is calm and it looks like you can't get lost. So, a kayak ride is on the "list" of things to do (of course, the folks we talked to were out for 4-5 hours)-we'll take one hour at a time.....don't want to overdo the "fun"
In keeping wityh our warm thoughts of everyone back home, we'll do pina coladas tonight ( sounds more Mexican, I know- but add a pineapple slice and it's Hawaiian)..so, everyone have a pine colada at whatever time HH is where you are!!