Topic: This is what I did to get BURNT yesterday!

[AlienLXIX]

So I went to Sharks Cove today with my two boys and two of my brothers.  It's a bit of a drive up to the North Shore of Oahu but well worth it when we got there and the tourists were only just showing up.  Getting there early is the trick! 

On the drive up there something scary happened.  I guess a power transformer gave out and burned a few LIVE power cables down.  The cops were just getting there and people were just standing off to the side of the road watching this old truck just get zapped.  I mean I saw the plasma flash and watched the cable come down on the truck.  And when we passed by you could hear the buzz.  Freaky!

We get to the cove, parked, grabbed our stuff and found a nice little area in the sand.  Now mind you this is a really rocky area, filled with sharp lava and dead coral.  Its beautiful and you can hear the waves breaking against the sides of the pool.  We, that is, one brother, two sons and I slather on our sun block and head on down to the water.  Mmmm nice and warm!  I tried to get my younger brother to come join us but he was being a stick in the mud and all he wanted to do was relax and crash out on the sand.  What a wuss.

Anywho all of us that went into the water put on our snorkeling gear and head on out to the deeper parts.  Wow there were sea cucumbers, sea urchins (I counted about 4 different types), trumpet fish, parrot fish, 3 types of Humuhumunukunukuapuaa (trigger fish) and several wrasses along with salt water gobies.  I'm sure that I am missing quite a few other fish that were there so that was just naming a few!

The coolest ones were these huge flute mouth fish.  There were 3 of these and the body coloration was more silver than blue.  They were all over 4 feet long and I would say about 3 - 4 inches in diameter.

The other was a GIANTIC parrot fish.  OK so the one we saw wasn't that spectacular in color in fact it was more a dull grey with red overtones.  We figure that these big ones just got trapped in the tide pools since they are to big to get out of them even at high tide. 

But I think the thing that made me smile the most was seeing real living coral!  Oh my gosh you can't believe how much has been taken away from the oceans just for tourists to have a pretty bit of the Pacific Ocean.

Anyway that was pretty much the high light of my day with my kids.  I will try to post some pictures later . . .

[AlienLXIX]

Oh look a cute picture of a hu·mu·hu·mu·nu·ku·nu·ku·a·pu·a·a - (hū'mūhū'mūnū'kūnū'kūä'pūä'ä')



Either of two triggerfishes, Rhinecanthus aculeatus or R. rectangulus, native to the outer reefs of Hawaii, the latter having a broad black band on the side and a black triangle at the beginning of the tail.
[Hawaiian humuhumu-nukunuku-â-pua'a, trigger fish with a blunt snout like a pig's : humuhumu, small trigger fish (from reduplication of Proto-Polynesian *sumu, trigger fish) + nukunuku, small snout, reduplication of nuku, snout + â, like + pua'a, pig.] 

[snip]When Kamapua'a looked up the slope, he saw hot lava streaming down. The molten stone, slithering towards him, set bushes and trees ablaze on its relentless course. With intense horror and dismay Kamapua'a realized that his beloved Pele would be buried underneath the lava. 'Aye, Pele, good-bye!,' he exclaimed as he fled and plunged into the ocean, seeking respite from the burning earth. He swam the ocean in the form of a fish now named after him, humu-humu nuku-nuku apua'a.[/snip]  This was a really interesting web [lurl=http://www.coffeetimes.com/kamapuaa.htm]site[/url]

As far as I know it was reinstated as the State Fish of Hawaii about a year ago.


Hey so is there someone, anyone that wants to come to Hawaii?  I'll take you to see the fishies!

[S'Raek]

I was never a diver but when stationed in Guam I had a good time snorkeling.  Some very pretty stuff down under that water.  Sounds like a great day.

[Sirgod]

God I so want to visit you all again.

The adult part of me has been saving pennies, so I know we can have fun on the town. I still want you all to visit, as I have this old suburban, and I just know If Steve and I put our heads together, we could blow it up real good.

Stephen

[AlienLXIX]

God I so want to visit you all again.

The adult part of me has been saving pennies, so I know we can have fun on the town. I still want you all to visit, as I have this old suburban, and I just know If Steve and I put our heads together, we could blow it up real good.

Stephen

Huh can you get your hands on some C4?  make it into cords and wrap the engine . . .  ohhh and the tranny too!  Ahh screw it how about the whole damn thing and then light 'er up?  MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Gosh you know that we would love to have you and Denny come over again!  I promise to buy newer sun block, SPF 300 just for you!  LOL

[TheJudge]

Dang, just remind me that my partner has never been to Hawaii!

[AlienLXIX]

Dang, just remind me that my partner has never been to Hawaii!

Don't come during the summer.  To hot and humid and if the trade winds aren't blowing then you are swimming in your own sweat as soon a you move a muscle!  No joke.  I'm an island girl and I still hate days like that!

[AlienLXIX]

I went back to Shark's Cove today!

Didn't see that much in the way of cool fishes BUT it was still hella fun!  The waves were just pounding the hel out of the North Shore so this mostly protected tide pool was just flowing with sea water that was just crashing over the barrier reef.  It was just amazing how much power those waves had!  The spray alone was hitting an easy 30 feet high as the wave after wave crashed on the rocks.

I got burnt again today but not as bad as last week.  I wonder if I'll really get skin cancer before any other cancer?

[Just plain old Punisher]

I went back to Shark's Cove today!

Didn't see that much in the way of cool fishes BUT it was still hella fun!  The waves were just pounding the hel out of the North Shore so this mostly protected tide pool was just flowing with sea water that was just crashing over the barrier reef.  It was just amazing how much power those waves had!  The spray alone was hitting an easy 30 feet high as the wave after wave crashed on the rocks.

I got burnt again today but not as bad as last week.  I wonder if I'll really get skin cancer before any other cancer?

No, I have you scheduled for an Ironic but amusing death sometime in 2048.