The Family Arrives

It's been busy the last few days. On Wednesday we went diving again, and this time I had quite a few problems equalizing the pressure in my ears during the first dive. The second dive went a lot more smoothly and it was very relaxing and fun.


Quasimodo the turtle heading up for a breath



Sleeping goby



Safety stop



Dive guide creating authentic shark attack video





On Wednesday night, my brother Eric and my sister-in-law Alice and their kids, Karla and Nate, arrived. They were delayed as well, though not quite as badly as we were. Still, they didn't get here until midnight, so we didn't see them until the next morning. After a breakfast of malasadas (hawaiian doughnuts) and spam musubi Kevin and I headed into Kona for some shopping. That afternoon we got the Coffmans set up with snorkel rentals, then we did some practicing in the pool. The kids took to it right away, I swear they have gills. There was a fair amount of horsing around too, of course.




Thursday night my parents arrived, on time for once. And today we finally were able to go across the street for some snorkeling. It was great sunny weather and tons of fish. The fish are obviously not concerned about people; it actually seemed like they were mooching.

Karla and Alice surrounded



Today is my mom's birthday, so we will have a BBQ by the pool by her request. And enjoy that fabulous Hawaiian sunset, of course.




And remember, it's good luck to have a gecko in the condo.