Month: March 2022

Today was whale watching day. The group managed to be first in line for the boat. Joyce managed to secure the front of the boat. During the trip, a lady, (we’ll call Ramona) did move up to the front. The group had difficulty taking a picture without Ramona in their pictures.

Debbie was surprised to learn that whale watching had a dress code and she was under dressed. Debbie noted that one of the passengers that we shall call Ashley wore glitter makeup and false eyelashes. Ashley also wore flashy white pants. Debbie wore black pants, sunscreen and a hat. Unfortunately, they did not get a picture of Ashley.

This was the best whale watching that Debbie and Larry had been on. On other trips, they saw nothing but a whale tale or two. The group saw several whales causing Debbie to take many pictures mainly of ocean water. They did see a breach and managed to secure a picture through charm.

Debbie is going shopping for some glitter makeup for the next whale watching trip.

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Our photographer, Larry, has captured an exciting nature moment. Debbie has explained her interpretation of what happened. But first a few definitions (Yes, we weren’t going to do that but changed our mind)

A gobbler or tom turkey is a mature male bird. There will be shifts in physical appearance and behavior as they get older, but a gobbler is essentially a gobbler on its 2 year birthday. Males fight for dominance and to be have female admirers. Debbie finds them to be somewhat annoying as they always strut and show their feathers when she appears until she tells them to cut it out.

A jake is an immature male bird. How old is a jake turkey? Generally, people define a jake turkey as a one-year-old bird. They can also sometimes be confused with hens in the field.

Jakes, as they mature, try to become the leader of females by fighting or pecking (thus the term pecking order).

As the group was returning for the day, they rolled up on three turkeys. Debbie thinks two tom (jakes) want to be and a Tom fighting. At first they thought the turkeys necks were stuck together and then realized what was happening. Debbie yelled at them and got out of the car until the others pointed out how this might not be prudent so she jumped back in the car.

In our trips thus far Joyce has tried to get out of the car for a bear and Larry was out when an elk bugled so in comparison the turkey jump looks good. Jerry pointed out that no animal has made him try to jump out of a car. However Debbie does remember Jerry, Joyce and Larry hiding behind a tree from a moose while Debbie was left to fend for herself. Just saying….Nature can make you lose common sense for a moment.

There is short video at the end. We are striving to be able to load the complete story!

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The group took a coffee tour on the Kona side where Joyce found a cat. They also ran around looking for fruit.  They can’t explain it other than they felt fruit should be growing on the green side of the mountain.  They found one grapefruit on a tree. The cat would not accompany us on the tour. Debbie stayed true to Parker.

 They went to the place of refugee. It is kind of like playing chase with dire circumstances. If you made it to the place of refugee, you were forgiven. If not punishment could be severe. Women were not supposed to eat many of the foods such as fish, pineapple and other fruits. The punishment was death in many cases.

Larry also found some ducks and chickens along with goats during their travels.

The group went on a timeshare tour reestablishing that Debbie should be a member of the Cheap Girls.  The best part was the box lunches.

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