As I write this I am sitting on the lanai, watching the sunset and trying to catch up on some rest. The past weeks have brought tsunamis, horrendous Sandy, car trouble, pirates and the continuation of chaos within the workplace. Obama's reelection, Halloween mayhem, waterfalls, diving and lava. Coconut palms, warm clothes (I've lost my ability to stay warm on my own), whales and new creatures.
It's been a while since I have written and now I have already passed my one year anniversary on the island- November 4th. After planning to stay until last April, I have quickly doubled my time and plan to stay a while longer. As usual, I still miss everything in California, but I am loving my time out here now too.
Here's what's been happening the past two months:
We've gone fishing- a lot. Fresh ahi, mahi mahi and ono, enough for everyone. I'm fat and sassy now.
We're starting to see humpback whales coming back, I just saw my first breach (where the whale jumps all the way out of the water and lands on its back) of the season a few days ago. I may or may not have caused a complete scene on the boat...luckily I was not in uniform...
I found the Big Island Candies company...enough said...I now have a frequent buyers card.
I planted a coconut tree where the old town of Kalapana used to be before the lava took it in the late 80s- it's an intense story, you should Google it.
I got to bundle up and see the glow from the Kilauea crater in Volcano National Park...oxymoron-ish, but it was cold and dark. The glow was so powerful.
I watched Obama win his second term, although not as excited as when he initially won with Stevenson House 3 storming the campus and raging all night, but it was still a load off my shoulders to know I wasn't going to have to move onto a boat in international waters somewhere...just kidding...but seriously.
I've free dove through lava tubes and spotted whale sharks cruising the depths.
I've ruined a great friend's purple surfboard out here because it took the hit on the lava rocks and coral instead of me...woops...
I dressed up as a pirate and paid a buck-an-ear for my earrings....you know you laughed.
All in all it's all been well here. (say all one more time).
Sending love,
Spam count is...up....from where it was....I know....it's not a good thing....
Here's some photos to explain a little more:
It's been a while since I have written and now I have already passed my one year anniversary on the island- November 4th. After planning to stay until last April, I have quickly doubled my time and plan to stay a while longer. As usual, I still miss everything in California, but I am loving my time out here now too.
Here's what's been happening the past two months:
We've gone fishing- a lot. Fresh ahi, mahi mahi and ono, enough for everyone. I'm fat and sassy now.
We're starting to see humpback whales coming back, I just saw my first breach (where the whale jumps all the way out of the water and lands on its back) of the season a few days ago. I may or may not have caused a complete scene on the boat...luckily I was not in uniform...
I found the Big Island Candies company...enough said...I now have a frequent buyers card.
I planted a coconut tree where the old town of Kalapana used to be before the lava took it in the late 80s- it's an intense story, you should Google it.
I got to bundle up and see the glow from the Kilauea crater in Volcano National Park...oxymoron-ish, but it was cold and dark. The glow was so powerful.
I watched Obama win his second term, although not as excited as when he initially won with Stevenson House 3 storming the campus and raging all night, but it was still a load off my shoulders to know I wasn't going to have to move onto a boat in international waters somewhere...just kidding...but seriously.
I've free dove through lava tubes and spotted whale sharks cruising the depths.
I've ruined a great friend's purple surfboard out here because it took the hit on the lava rocks and coral instead of me...woops...
I dressed up as a pirate and paid a buck-an-ear for my earrings....you know you laughed.
All in all it's all been well here. (say all one more time).
Sending love,
Spam count is...up....from where it was....I know....it's not a good thing....
Here's some photos to explain a little more:
The falls at Umauma River (pronounced uu-mauw-muh)
Planting my coconut palm at Kalapana
Mango Grove...you can't tell we were lost when this was taken as I look pretty happy.
The Kilauea Crater glowing on clear night. I was about 50 yards away.
The mooring ball at a dive sight called Pentagon. If you look closely you can see a group of baby sergeant major fish swimming around the left side, below the eye.
“My friends, love is
better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair.
So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we’ll change the world.” -
Jack Layton, 1950-2011
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