Our weary travelers awakened at various during the day times as they acclimated to the time zone. Some were more successful than others. The group decided to take a drive north.
Almost as soon as the group saw water, Larry began shouting “There’s one and another one”. Jerry joined in that he saw a breach. All of this caused Joyce to whip the car off the road onto some awful lava rock road to look for whales. Debbie saw nothing. After a pause, the group bounced back to the road (Debbie would have taken a picture but she was too busy holding on tightly to the armrest with her eyes shut.)
They continued on the main road with people shouting more sightings (not Debbie). They stopped at windy Lapakahi state park to look for whales. Debbie finally saw a spout but feels that she is not really a good whale watcher. The other three and other watchers were shouting all around her.
After lunch, they continued down the road shouting “Whale! Whale – One O’clock, Two O’Clock!’. Debbie was somewhat annoyed. They pulled into another whale watching site, Kapa Beach. Larry had become a master. Every time, he opened his mouth the word “Whale ” rolled out. Debbie might have laid her head down for a minute with her eyes closed. She eventually saw a spout or either dreamed it.
Next stop Hawi and the King Kamehameha statue. This was the king’s birthplace. On the way to Hawaii, the boat that the statue was on sunk in the Falklands. The statue was insured so a second one was made. In the meantime, the statue was retrieved from the ocean with a broken arm. The statue was repaired and sent to Hawi since the replacement had been delivered to Honolulu. While in Hawi, they discovered that a 12 pack of soda costs $13.30. (Did not buy)
On to Pololu Valley overlook and the trail that they will hike one day. it is usually muddy. Stay tuned to see if this happens. Larry saw a whale here also. He seems to have some kind of whale bond.
The group began their way back traveling through the whale gauntlet with Larry shouting sightings from the back seat. They even stopped at Kapa Beach again. Yes, Debbie did see some of the sightings.
They continued on to the best stop of the day. Debbie has decided to specialize in shaved ice sightings. She has been practicing shouting “Shaved Ice”. These sightings are rarer than a whale sighting.
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Do you see a whale? -
Self-made chip protector from the wind -
The elusive whale spouts -
The sunken statue -
We are going to hike down there one day -
Larry Eng hikes in sandals -
The trail to hike -
Shaved ice sighting -
Looking for more whales
Ooh! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Can you bring me back a shaved ice? 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🥰
I could find it in Virginia. I have a special talent.
I need a picture of a whale jumping out of the water!