intermediate snorkel boy in the cllouds

(Ok everyone.... this is Jim writing the blog.... I'm making him do a little blogging so he can see it's a lot of work.....) This is his response:

So grammar/spelling is Jim's from here on out....(tee hee)

cleaned up condo for a showing for someone to rent.  Then go 85 level sunscreen-shopping.
short trip to Polo beach for my intermediate level snorkle test-
passed by going into four foot high waves out to reef area-few fish but a five minute hang out lendi ng my mellow vibes to a green sea turtle.  He was at the closest about a foot away from me- just swama nd let the sea move us around- he eventually dug a hole to contemplate the new wisdom he'd gained.

 

This is polo beach at Sunset, where Jim snorkeled earlier in the day.....(we forgot to take pix)

then quick lunch at the condo and up to Haleakala volcano-

 This is a view inside the crater....

10,000 ft volcano with lava flows clear tothe ocean where we snorkled.  Met two nice people for Indiana.  Saw chukkars, like this one...

 When we got there, we took a pic of this bird, and didn't know what it was. We asked the ranger in the visitor center, and he said (with what sounded like disgust) "It's a chukkar." Anyway, we thought they were cool. And they make a really nice little baby coo.....

silver sword plants (above with Sandy) These are endangered, the leaves look just like shiny silver (really) and they only bloom every 10 years or something like that.....

, and lots of clouds but only the big islnad could be seen but no others -  =man mood (see above picture). Awesome crater.

 Jim in bliss at the top visitor center at Haleakala Crater....

Down for dinner at Da Kitchen Express where Sandy ma had Korean Chicken and i had Honolulu noodles.  Sandy woke up at two a.m.and was ill-cold, sore throat, other yucky stuff and still managed to monitor my behaviors and talking to people throughout the day and we had romatic couplle on 25 th year day party type funday.

Home for Corona- what is called a small prize for an intermediate snorkle man.  Above the clouds-no island bu Hawaii to be seen due to clouds.  =  man mood.  Morning equals possibly mile marker 14 snorkle trip and lunch in Lahaina and getting my lovely wife some silver necklace with flowers for not as much as you would think.  I got board shorts to replace my ones from 20 years ago when i was younger.  The bats in the head fly and wreck havok.
       When you are in another part of the condo doing personal business and the lovely wife is talking to you but the whishing of the palms, yapping kids at the pool, various other noises, and you say that you can not hear but she can not hear but later inthe day there is a problem about what you didnt hear and the hearing aid threat again comes out for the ninetyith time and you are dead meat-please no.
     Another great trip idea that has worked wonders is a good supply of psyllium.  No gags with irregularity at all.  That can really put a cob in the works but your psyllium will   cure any ill of that sort.  Hooray!