7/27 Ni'ihau

The two Mahi Mahi's we caught on the way out to Ni'ihau:

From Ni'ihau

Monk Seal: Wall Dive: Hawaiian Turkeyfish (Lionfish):

Quick Update

Raymond brought home some avocados so I made some fresh guacamole with them. I ate the whole thing. It was soooooo good, I couldn't stop eating it. Yesterday, I ran up the mountain trail that provides areal views of Lihue, Kapaa, and Wailua Homesteads. It was a workout as it was almost completely uphill the entire time. The best part was when I was running back down the mountain and was approaching a family of five. The mom was in the back and heard me coming down the mountain and yelled "Incoming!" This morning I noticed a few flies in my room. I have no idea where they came from but they werent too smart. I was able to touch them without them moving. I starting killing them with my pencil by just getting the pencil about an inch above them and stabbing them. I fed the flies to the ants on my windowsill who devoured them within just a few minutes. Here is a video of the ants taking a couple of flies back home with them:

A little excursion

On Sunday, I got off of work early and headed up to Hanelei Bay on the North shore of Kauai with Justin. We surfed till dusk and then we had a little cookout with veggie burgers and hot dogs on the beach. I had four burgers and two hot dogs plus some roasted marshmallows. After that we pitched a tent right on the beach in the middle of the bay and camped out overnight. We woke up the next morning and surfed some more. The views were amazing. As I paddled out, I was admiring the open ocean in front of me with mountains to my left and Hanalei town and harbor to my right. I got out to where I wanted to be and turned around and realized that there was a mountain with a couple of waterfalls that had to be hundreds of feet high and long. To the left of the waterfalls, there was a rainbow in sky to top it all off! After we finished surfing on the second day, we had lunch at the Taqueria, a mobile burrito stand. It was very similar to what I have been thinking of introducing on the South shore. Justin and I drove back to Lihue in his Jeep and then we went to Kipu falls where we first jumped off of a rope swing into the water. At the highest point, the point of weightlessness, you let go. It was about a 20 foot drop into the water. We then jumped off the end of the waterfall into the water below which was about 15 to 20 feet. After that we jumped out of the tree that was being used for the rope swing. It was about a 40-45 foot drop into the water. It was insane! I will admit that I was scared. The jump was definitely the highest that I have ever done before. My heart was racing. After getting the balls to make the plunge, it was awesome! I jumped from the same height as the top of the rope in this pic

K Landing

I took my camera out to Koloa Landing today using the underwater housing I just got. I took some good and some not so good pictures. Here are some of the better pictures. I also took a sick video of a Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle swimming right next to me.

From Fish Sights

Hawaiian Spam Musubi

My dinner tonight:

Go Thrift!

On Friday, I went into Lihue to run a few errands. During my travels, I picked up a microwave and gardening supplies from Walmart and I discovered a Salvation Army thrift store. At the thrift store, I purchased a toaster, a George Foreman grill, a printer, a dinette set, and some other stuff for cheap. Most of the stuff was $2!! The printer was $20 and I was unsure about it's condition but when I got back home and hooked it up to my computer, I found that it not only worked but it still had ink in it! I looked it up on Amazon.com to find that it retails for around $200. It was a very productive and rewarding day!