Aloha again

I guess it is time for an update. We'll just take care of that while we sit here enjoying a pleasant tropical breeze looking out at the ocean and eating the fresh local strawberries that we bought from the farmer's market on our walk this morning.

Because of the storm, yesterday’s whale watch and snorkel were rescheduled. Today, the snorkel people called to cancel the rescheduled trip because the seas are still going to be too rough tomorrow. We called the civil defense hotline to check on lava viewing and the road is closed again today, so we are just having a really laid back day, with reading, blogging, etc.

Here are some pictures from the past couple of days.



This is a little still life, composed by Mother Nature.




Here is a misty view from the Pololu Valley Lookout.



And this is just something that I thought looked cool when we were there enjoying the view.


Now for some ocean views.



These are some of the waves from yesterday morning. And no, the guy in one of the pictures is not O.



Here is a little bird that watched us eat our lunch when we stopped during our drive over to The Park yesterday.

We went up and over the top of the island on our way home, stopping in Hilo to eat at our favorite restaurant, Pesto. I tried the Half-moon Shrimp Nachos with fresh sweet corn relish as an appetizer. Oh so Ono! And O loved his Wok-seared shrimp and scallops in a sweet chili sauce over angel hair pasta.

I love these trees that are across the street from the restaurant.

And, for all you turtle fans, we finally have the video in place in our previous posting. Aloha!