... but we had to do something to blast ourselves (particularly the Munchkin) out of our we're-on-vacation-so-we-can-be-slugs-and-do-absolutely-nothing mentality. So, we got rolling at about 9am and ran a couple errands - checking on an upgrade to our car for next week, getting some books to read on the beach, swinging through WalMart to get some supplies - and then went down to Kealakekua Bay (Wikipedia also has some good info), where Captain Cook landed in Hawaii so many years ago.
If you check out the map at that link, we launched the Diveyak at the boat landing near Napo'opo'o Beach, and paddled across the bay to the Captain Cook monument. We only had the little water-resistant Olympus camera with us, so please forgive some of the fuzziness in the photos (caused by water on the lens).
Actually, the Beloved and I think it makes for some pretty cool pictures! And it's kind of fun to use his camera - then *I* get some pictures of me on vacation, LOL
This one was taken right near the Cook monument, which is the white monolith you can see in tee photo above. This is just down and to the left of the monument from that photo's perspective. And you can see our wonderful, tough, and versatile Diveyak there with me - it's DEFINITELY been worth the price paid for it!
Here's the monument
And here's a view of the Bay looking out from the monument and towards shore
And here's a whole bunch of thumbnails (as always, click to embiggen) so I can get them uploaded here and then take some Tylenol and go to sleep - all that paddling REALLY tired my shoulders out, and I'll be paying for it tomorrow!
Anyway, it was one of the most beautiful snorkling spots I've ever seen, and it's too bad that the pictures look rather gray; it was a little overcast, but nowhere near as dismal as is seems. But then, I suppose it does add a bit of "mood" to the pictures...
One last shot, and then I'm going to bed:
AIIIIGH! ;-)
And on that note, good night!
