Photolicious

You know that I have been working too hard when all I can scare up for my blog is a photo of my dinner. Yes, my salad was absolutely delicious, made from the best possible ingredients imported from all over the world. What really pleases me, though, is that I have become a good enough photographer that I can take a casual snapshot of my food and it actually looks great. Not an easy feat - try it yourself and send the result as a comment to today's blog. I'm looking forward to seeing what you had to eat.

Pink is the Word

Malcolm's fascination with the color pink has moved from our swim caps to the women's suits and now, tragically, to the men's suits. Toni ordered the suits and, of course, she decided that the European cut is more attractive (like pink wasn't bad enough, we have to go with skimpy too). Yes, that is me in the photo hidden underneath all the pink fabric.

We are always looking for new challenges and today we moved rocks by walking on the sea bottom. To make it more interesting we did it in deep water. Click HERE (or below) for the Video.

Pink suits! What's next? Without a doubt, another Grand Adventure! Hooray!

Death in the Morning

The ocean was flat this morning. I saw no sign of the surf break which killed these two surfers. After hiking in the burning sun along the King's Highway, this shady spot offers cool relief. And sobering reflection on the power of the ocean; people die in crashing surf in my neighborhood every year. Broken surfboards and broken backs are a regular part of life here, as are hard bodies and dark tans.

The sea cliffs which you see in the distance caused me to fear for my life today. I used to have a fear of heights which came back to me as I hiked along the edge of these crumbling cliffs. Twice I suppressed panic attacks as I slid toward my own demise. And twice I somehow stopped short of the fatal plunge. Living life on the edge, and surviving intact, is what keeps me vital. That, and bran muffins.

Sneak Attack

Photographing beautiful tropical fish while out swimming is a daunting task. When I approach them they do not swim away, they simply turn profile so all I see is a thin edge. These fish were all gathered to be cleaned of parasites by a couple of Rainbow Wrasses; and I don't know if they were totally oblivious or if I've become sneakier. Or maybe they like my cologne...

Extreme Outsourcing

One of my neighbors had their home hand carved from wood and stone in Indonesia. It was disassembled, carefully packed in several large cargo containers, shipped to Maui, then reassembled here. The workmanship was exquisite; and if you look closely, hidden in patterns of leaves and flowers, you can find themes specific to the owner. Yes, the monkey is holding a computer hard drive and enjoying a smoke.

Ready to Drop

Chillin'

Hooray, hooray! Lots and lots of dolphins this morning; and I got to swim with them for more than half an hour. I felt good laid-back energy out there, of course the fact that the dolphins were sleeping may have had something to do with that. Click HERE (or Below) for the Video of today's swim.