Hawaii 2010 Day 2

Ok, it's day two, we wake up early to get some work done via email for back home.....the 3 hour difference will kill us in this respect.....7am is 10am at home!
Errands, and time share orientation breakfast meeting all morning telling us all of the hints and tips for the island! Then we go rent our snorkel gear and head to Lydgate Beach, a close by 'beginner snorkel area' they say!

This beach park is pretty neat....lifeguard, resort type, not too crowded, a place for overnight camping, rocks surrounding the kiddy pool and snorkel area (above) blocked off from the waves as it was pretty rough waters.

Oh how I want to do this cruise so bad......see the cruise ship?!!? You fly to Hawaii and cruise a week around each Island! Some day.........Sean would rather do the 14 day cruise that leaves from LA, and cruises to HA.....no thanks....I like to see land more then once every 5 days!

Right as we get there, this local guy gets outta the water, he'd been spear fishing. Sean used to do this as a kid in Australia, where he grew up...so he gave it a try and look what he caught!!!!!

Yes, that is an octopus!!!!!!!!! woohoo great job!!!

But then....they local grabbed his leg and took a bite outta it.....I thought I would throw up... then he handed it to Sean...and he HAD to 'man-up' and do the same!

I asked him how it tasted and he said 'fishy and chewy'.... so I passed.....and gagged several times watching him try to chew it in small enough pieces to swallow....EEWWWW, no thanks!

So we get outta the water from snorkeling around 3 and are starving of course.....we find this SCORE!!! We loved the 'shrimp trucks' last time we were here and hoped to find them again! This one said "Steak" outside, but still stopped! The locals are so friendly....we watched them cook our lunch and got some inside tips from them of places to and not to snorkel!

So nice and friendly! I KNOW we'll be back tomorrow, and again next week....the food was amazing! He said they are open every day but Monday.....cuz Monday is surf day!!

Our kind of menu! We LOVE the local shops!

This one is the garlic butter shrimp....my personal favorite!

So it's only 6:30 pm (9:30 at home) Sean's been asleep for almost 2 hours!

Guess it will be a late night....I know I'm not even hungry yet since we had that yummy late lunch!

~Mahalo~