Aloha 2011

Day four-

Today was snorkel day. Since Somebody’s Father doesn’t swim, and Somebody’s mother only swims well enough to say she sort of swims, we don’t go off snorkeling on our own. We have a snorkel cruise we really like and always use. So bright and early we headed out to Keauhou, just down the road a few miles, to catch the Fair Winds II morning snorkel/BBQ. Sun lovers head for the upper deck of the catamaran and we head for the shade in the airy main-deck cabin. Conveniently, this is also where the fresh fruits, eggs, muffins and bagels are located. The boat was only half full this time. Nice. We had a great time seeing all the fish and coral, and then enjoyed our grilled burger lunch. Tasty.  
Somebody’s Father had such a good time he decided to do it again next week.

Napping after snorkeling and lunch

After lunch swimmers and sliders.

We got back to the condo with plans to have a lazy afternoon and evening. We’d been treated to the ‘fragrance’ of the durian the night before, wafting into the condo on a tropical breeze until we’d closed the lanai doors to go to bed. No doubt every passerby also got to 'enjoy' it while we were gone snorkeling. And there it was, calling to us as we opened the lanai doors when we got back.

I decided we didn’t need to wait one more day to test out the creamy, custardy flavor. It was time to take back the patio! We’d been relieved to find that our car smelled just fine once we unloaded the durian the night before, but I didn’t want to bring it into the condo, so I took a knife out onto the lanai and did the deed there. 

We each took a tiny taste and agreed there was some potential there, but we couldn’t get past the smell and it’s affect on our sense of taste. I wrapped up that culinary adventure, tied it in a plastic bag and Somebody’s Father marched it straight out to the dumpster.

  We went turtle watching on the beach by our lanai for a while. They are always fun to see and watch.

 

We ate in for dinner, grilling shrimp from Costco and enjoying it with a salad made with things from the farmer’s market and ciabatta with balsamic and evoo brought from home. Dessert was cookies made with homemade frozen dough that we had brought from home, too. Tasty.