The Joys of Retirement Production Company

The last couple of days have been high surf!  Crashing waves!  As we lay by the pool,  this is our view!

My favorite way to go to sleep,  listening to waves crash on the rocks.

This morning we were able to visit this little beach park by the Kaila- Kona harbor,  where there is an ancient Hawaiian fish trap and pens.   They have built a wall under the waves at the opening of a quiet lagoon, and the waves at high tide wash fish in that can’t get out!  it is also a perfect beach for kids and turtles! 

Can you tell,  I love the Turtles!  We found out they swim 800 miles north to the farthest,  oldest of the Hawaiian chain,  to mate,  build their nests,  and lay 100 eggs!  The sand is perfect temperature there for incubation of their eggs, to produce both male and female young! 

They have Algae for lunch and we did too…. sorry of!  seaweed salad and Ahi poke! 

The Coral Princess just 25 days into a 131 day cruise around the pacific!  it started in Ft Lauderdale and went thru the canal,  Mexico,  to Hawaii then on to NZ, AU, SE Asia, then Japan,  Alaska,  and to LA.  It will be in Sydney a week after us,  Bali 2 days after we leave there. It will catch up to us in Bangkok and be in Tokyo our first day there!  It goes back to the USA, thru Alaskan waters to LA, SD and then does Alaska for the summer! 

should we jump on?…. nah, I like our ship and itinerary!

We had a lovely day,  driving north along the Kohala coast to Hawi and King Kamehameha’s birthplace and statue!  we stopped to shop and picnic, headed down to Weimea and back home.   Great day!

If you know of our timeshare travels at all, you know we like doing 1000 piece jigsaw puzzles.   Here is our first!  it took 3 of us 3 days!

Our last morning in Maui was clear and beautiful!  not a cloud in the sky!  too late for us to do the Haleakala trip,  but lovely.   we shopped for some delicious stuffed French Toast, with lemon ricotta filling, at Sixty Two Marcket in Kahului.   We filled the tank,  returned out rental car,  in time to board our noon flight to Kona.   By then,  the clouds were shrouding the mountain.

We are delighted to be back at our favorite resort,  our Hawaiian Paradise,  The Royal Sea Cliff in Kailua-Kona.  Sunset from our Lanai!

We had tried to see the Honu, Hawaiian Green Sea Turtles, yesterday around Kapalua, to no avail!  soooooo today we headed south to Makena and Turtle town!  we weren’t snorkeling but we were really lucky to sorry a turtle right away,  swimming close to shore.  

Then we noticed a blue enclosure nearby with several people with official looking vests,  bending over it intently working.   I thought it might be a nest but one of the workers said it was an adult 🐢 that had been found with a hook in its mouth!  Some one snorkeling had seen it and when it came shore,  another had reported it to the authorities.  They came to quickly remove the hook and mark the turtle for release again.  We happened along at exactly the right moment to see the release.   2 other Turtles lay basking on the warm rocks nearby,  oblivious to the commotion!  it was perfect timing to witness 4 Turtles in just a couple minutes.

Aloha Hannah, the Honu!  off to sea!

Today was supposed to be overcast with some rain but,  mostly it was lovely.   we drove north as far as the Nakalele blow hole,  the back along several beautiful beaches and parks.

Emmett climbed down closer

his View of us

His perspective of the blow hole and the coast from there

Along the coast there is a great surfing area in Honolua Bay where we watched a few surfers catch some great waves

Kathy got these great surfer shots

Kapalua And Kahana coastline is great for beaches too. 

We had a couple great sightings of whales on this boat trip!  There were many blows and back sightings until we saw a baby whale breaching over and over.   it was having a great time.

Then an adult,  maybe it’s mom,  started flopping it’s pectoral fin

After that,  on our way back to harbor,  a full size adult breached several times beside our boat,  heading the same direction.   It was spectacular!