Water & Fire on Kauai
The first of the big sets of surf arrived in September
and from then on snorkeling is iffy.
Each time out may be the last time for weeks.
One Friday morning I went down to Hanalei to join the recreation paddle; there were 7 of
us for a 6 man outrigger. I offered to
take the one-man, someone else said they would trade out with me half way and
that was perfect. Several hands held the boats while we jumped in and changed places.
The
water seemed calm and pretty darn clear so I hustled home for lunch and went
snorkeling. I was able to go outside of
my little cove and around the corner where the turtles eat and live. The swell started to come up which just
creates lots of bubbles when it hits the rocks and bounces back. There were over 30 turtles that afternoon. What a thrill to see one appear out of the
bubbles, almost flying in slow motion.
Honu in his element
Along the cliffs of Princeville
All summer our little neighborhood gang has met at
Blackpot beach in Hanalei for a potluck before dark and a fire pit after
dark; a nice way to relax and visit
after a long week. We had a visit from
our local fire dancer. He had just
received some new toys, colored poi balls (lit plastic balls) and some lights
vertically strung on the hand held strap.
We had a demonstration as he tried them all out. Several other people tried their hand as
well. These are great for practice
before playing with fire.
One person has two leashes with colored balls or lights at the end
the trick is keeping left and right coordinated and not get tangled or hit (practice for fire)
Poi balls on left, these change color
Strung lights on right - fun in motion
fire man, Jake Bernard, demos with real fire
everyone is mesmerized by fire, yeah?
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