John & Jessica Day 2

We woke up early on Sunday morning to head out to Hanauma Bay for some snorkeling, but first, we stopped back by the Oahu Dive Center to get Jessica a wet suit. The weather was still cloudy and while the water was fairly warm, it's simply a lot more comfortable and enjoyable if you're warm. So with a stylish purple and black suit, we drove over to Holona to take a look at the blowhole. The waves were up and the spray was flying!

After a few minutes of observing, we drove on over to the Spitting Cave to see where I was washed into the ocean. It was kind of unnerving for John and on the trail down to the water, John twisted his knee.



It wasn't a total loss though because we got some great pictures of a bright rainbow!






We drove to Hanauma Bay and quickly donned our snorkeling gear. John was a little hesitant and not much at ease in the water, but he was a trooper and swam out to join Jessica with the fish and a sea turtle!



Jessica and I stayed out for a while, swimming through coral formations and through deep spots.






I had given Jessica my old underwater film camera, but it turned out to only have one frame left, so I took lots of pictures to help make up for it.





A couple of hours later, we left Hanauma Bay and passed back by Holona. Despite his knee, John managed to hike down the lava shelf and stand right next to the blowhole for some heart-stopping wave and spray action!



We tried to talk Jessica into rolling around in the sand like the movie "From Here To Eternity", but she settled for sitting on a rock instead.





After grabbing a sandwich, we drove by the Lahina Golf Course where John was to play a round on Tuesday and then headed towards the North shore along the Windward coast on the Kamehameha Highway. It was a relaxing drive and we ended up in Laie to get a drink at the "Polynesian McDonalds" (seems like McD's will haunt Jessica no matter where she goes!). Before heading on down the highway, we stopped by Laie point where a small island has had a hole punched in it. We watched the pounding surf and took some pictures, then headed out to the North Shore.

Along the North Shore, we stopped at Sunset Beach Park to stick our toes in the sand and water before stopping again at Shark's Cove and driving on along the shore to see more beaches. Eventually, we turned back South and headed for the airport to pick up DeAnna who was arriving from Minnesota. After picking her up, we headed home and walked along Kailua Beach again to relax before finishing up the day at the pool.

It was a long and eventful day. We purposefully avoided doing things that might inflame John's knee so he would be good for Golf on Tuesday. We learned that sitting in the Hot Tub before bed time will make you sweat for hours!

Click HERE to read Jessica's blog entry for the day.