So after what both Kat and Nolan described as the worst day of their lives yesterday (more on that later), we decided to go snorkeling again today with our rented gear to a place called Maeda Point, or Maeda steps. Its a combo snorkeling diving area where you walk down steps basically right to the water. Then if you go to the left it drops off to about 100 ft and to the right more like 30 ft. It was really crowded, but the ocean is pretty big so it was fine as long as you don't mind seeing other people while you snorkel. There was a whole lot more to see than yesterday at Torii beach and even though the visibility was awesome , it has been better. The water was warm and we got a ton more pics of the cool fish, coral, snakes and urchins...yes Nolan made an urchin snowman and freaked out this lady with his Steve Irwin like skills in grabbing all sorts of see creatures. The highlight was probably the sea snake or the tide pools, while Kat got the award for the grossest move of the day by grabbing a sea slug and putting her finger into its mouth....well we hope it was the intake and not the exhaust end of it as none of us are Nudibranchologists. So anyway after the worst day ever yesterday, where we got poured rain on at the beach, they ran out of snorkeling stuff for us to rent, Nolan stepped on urchins and coral tearing up his feet, Kat got poked by an urchin on the hand and I had to extract the spine, I smashed Nolans finger in the trunk, Kat sprained her finger playing floaty ball...I'll post all about that game another time, our "new" car got a flat tire, my fantasy draft got all fouled up, and we missed Gabby's (Nolan's friend that is a girl, not is girlfriend ;) ) party, today was much better. We even went out to lunch at this good little Japanese restaurant (maybe its just called a restaurant here) for a not so traditional labor day lunch (sashime ahi, miso soup, rice, shrimp tempura, and green tea anyone?). And then capped the day by picking up Gabby and her friend and heading to the pool for a bit. Back to school for the kids tomorrow while I put off working for another day for the labor day 96. I think I've worked about 10 hours since 24 Jun...your tax dollars at work!
We miss all of you and totally look forward to the next skype. Come and visit us soon we've got a TON of awesome things to go do, great food to eat, and someone has to come and help us unpack our house (we'll save you some boxes)!
The pictures are great and you guys continue to have the most fun wherever you are. Even on the "worst" day of the lives of N&K. Can't wait to visit to parttake in all those fun activities. GMa advice follows: Hey Nolan and Kat...those sea creatures, while beautiful and luring you to touch them...don't forget they can sting, bite and hurt you, so BE CAREFUL. Try not to include visiting the ER during your first month in Oki :). THIS HAS BEEN A PUBLIC SERVICE MESSAGE FROM G-MA. Have fun you guys. Miss you a lot too and can't wait to Skype.
ReplyDeleteGreat public announcement from the G-parents! Can't believe all the cool stuff you've done already. To celebrate our labor day we'll snorkel in the pool (it's still HOT here)..,maybe I throw a few plastic toys in for something to look at, making pork and chicken kabobs on the grill with tomatoe and bean salad, and Soph and I prepared chocolate dipped strawberries for a snack-I mean dessert. And Em not to steer to far from tradition on my days off, I'm also doing laundry! ;) Eric is surfing with the tourists hoping to catch some of the huge waves promised this weekend. Oh I forgot this is not my blog....that's all for now. Ha.
ReplyDeleteWhat kind of camera do you use for these awesome underwater shouts?!
ReplyDeleteIt's a Fujifilm finepix xp100. This is the seond one we've had (well 3rd if you count the one I lost). Totally perfect for outdoor adventure pics at the beach.
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