Awesome Day!

Well, it's 4:00 PM and the sun is still shining. It has been a perfect
day, and it's not over yet. This morning we rented a sea kayak and
crossed Kealakekua Bay. The water was the most beautiful blue and the
warm sun on our backs was just what the doctor ordered. We beached our
kayak, donned our snorkel gear, and spent the next couple hours in an
underwater paradise.

Our stomachs told us it was time to head back for some lunch, so we
launched our craft and headed back. Rather than paddle straight across
the bay, we decided to hug the shore and enjoy the auquamarine
shallows. After ten or so minutes of paddling, we noticed a woman
struggling on the shore, scrambling over the lava rocks barefoot with
snorkle and mask in hand. She was quite far from anyone but us, and it
certainly did not appear she had planned on what would be a long ass
swim against the wind and without swim fins.

We decided we'd better see if she needed some help. We turned around
and headed towards her as we watched her struggle back into the water.
We asked her if she'd like a tow back to the snorkle spot and she
quickly answered yes, sounding quite relieved. She asked if we had any
water as she had been cramping up earlier. I wondered if she would
have made it back herself. It took us over fifteen minutes of steady
paddling to get her back to the snorkel spot, where we left her with
one of our water bottles before once again making our way across the
bay. Turns out the woman was from Eugene, so we had rescued a fellow
Oregonian.

We didn't bring the iPhone on our adventure, so I have no pictures of
our voyage to post. Instead there's just me in the hot tub after my
lovely wife Cindy delivered my morning brew. Have I mentioned I have
it pretty good? Well, I think it's time to fix a couple of Piña
Coladas...