Poolside. I've always enjoyed being poolside. Since my sisters and I slathered baby oil on ourselves to produce a baking thereby creating a base for a summer long tan. So out the back door I went this morning. About 20 feet to the pool to kick a little time around before the day started to roll. And roll it did.
I always thought that traveling without kids would be so easy. Ya know. Easy to load up the car and head out at a minute's notice. No so. But once we were securely buckled into the rental car we were on the road quickly. We headed north to see how today's ocean looked. Yesterday the tide was too high to snorkel effectively.
The coast was beautiful, clear and welcoming. Being with adventurous friends paid off when Suzie saw a place in the travel book. It was titled "Two-Tiered Tide-Pools of Honolua". The directions went like this "drive past Kapalua on Hwy 30, past the 34 mile marker and park at a turnout. Then walk back to the yellow gate you just passed." That in itself was an adventure. We found the "yellow gate" and headed toward the ocean, looking for the pineapples we were not supposed to pick. The words "bushwacked" and "private road" should have deterred us but this small group of people with an adventurous spirit pushed on.
Needless to say we were blessed by the wonder and beauty of the tide pools as we stood and watched the waves crash against the lava rock as if hurling themselves in an effort to make its presence known. The waves that crashed the rocks would roll back to meet the incoming tide and the collision further built the waves in a thrashing manner. The final effect was the white spray of the foamy water spraying and reaching for the sky.
Although we didn't actually swim in the tide pools because the ocean was rather violent, all of us took turns in getting in to just say we had. The water was a thick concentration of salt water that immediately stung your eyes to let you know where you were.
We stood on the rocks that have formed such amazing patterns and spoke of God. His ability to create such awesomeness and His ability to calm the seas with just a thought.
After getting back to the car, we went south again to a snorkeling spot Bill and Suzie have been in prior visits. We walked through a dense jungle, braved many rosters to get to this beautiful cove. Although the snorkeling was hampered by the ocean turbulence, we were able to see some beautiful tropical fish amongst the coral reef. Bill spoke of a turtle he discovered amongst the coral reef and how he hovered above it, watched it surface, breath and return to the bottom. By that time Suzie and I were back on the rocky shoreline with Grant. I, recovering from motion sickness, and Suzie, a toe cramp.
We all agreed it was a good day as we headed back to the apartment to shower off the salt water and think about dinner. Who's cooking what? Who cares. We're on Island Time. Aloha friends~
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