HONU SIGHTINGS (TURTLES)

We were so excited to find and actually see the Green Turtles of Hawaii on Lanikea beach last weekend. Our friends, Connie & Richard Bohman, came to visit us and we really made his day finding these amazing and large turtles. We served in Fiji with the Bohman's last year. It was great to have them come over here. They loved it over here, also. We also spent time at the PCC and they loved going to the Fiji Village, of course.

Now, more about our friends, the turtles. Lanikea is a special beach that love to come up on and sun themselves for hours at a time. There are Honu Guardian Volunteers that are there daily watching out for them. They said there are about 25 turtles that visit this beach. Some have satelite things on their shells, some have mico-chips to keep track of them. They all have names, weight and ages on little cards that they stick in the sand for visitors to get to know them. We went there 3 days in a row, we couldn't leave them alone.

Claudette, the one with the green shell is a new one & has not been registered yet.
Oakley, (by himself) our first sighting weighs 150 lbs, 25 yrs old. The three together are Oakley, Brutus 250 lbs, 35 yrs.old, and Saphire 165 lbs , 25 years old.
If anyone is interested in knowing more about this place here is their web site
www.malamanahonu.org

We are trying to make the most of our time left here. So Aloha for now, till our next great adventure

HONU SIGHTINGS (TURTLES)

WE SURVIVED THE TSUNAMI......

The tsunami came and left quietly, thankfully. The news said Hawaii really dodged the bullet this time. They were expecting the worst, but we all know that it is always better to be safe than sorry.

Our good friends, the Corn's, called us at 5:30 am to warn us of what might happen. Then at 6 am the sirens started going off to alert us. We turned the TV on & couldn't believe what we might be in the middle of. Then our neighbor came over to tell what to do and be ready to evacuate by 8:30 am. Now, I am nervous. So Ted decides to go gas in the car because it is on empty, won't let that happen again. I started to pack suitcases with food, water, medicines, blankets and clothes. People were lined up at the grocery stores and the gas stations. The shopping centers closed all over the island, road closures, and the picturesque beaches were deserted except for the foolish thrill seekers. At 8:30 am a police car came thru here and using loud speakers and sirens told every one to evacuate the area and move to higher ground. So we packed our car up and followed our neighbor to a military gate that was opened up to the people and drove up to the top of the mountain (which wasn't that high in my estimation). We did have a good view of the ocean when we got out of the car.

There were about 70 cars up there. Some people brought tents and tables, chairs and barbeque's and there was alot of cooking going on. All I could find for us was Cheetos, apples, bananas, tuna and crackers & coke. Kind of pathetic, right. So we spent the beautiful, sunny Saturday from 8:30am to 2:00pm on top of the mountain (hill) and thankful that Hawaii was spared. Soon after, the islands were back to being paradise. That night we saw the most beautiful sunset ever down at the Turtle Bay shore. We went to bed that night thankful our apt. was not under water because it surely would have been had the tsunami hit us. Thanks everyone for thinking about us and for your concern. Ted said last week we have passed the half way mark, hard to believe how fast the months go by. Aloha