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Manta Ray Glass Bottom Boat
One way to get a closer look at a reef manta rays on the Big Island is to take a ride in a glass bottom boat. One leaves from the Kailua-Kona dock and goes to either behind the Sheraton or behind the airport, whichever place poses the best opportunity for the mantas to be present. Drinks and a…
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The Chameleon
TG News Update We were returning from Hookena and found a chameleon attempting to cross the two lane road. In an effort to minimize casualties, we moved the wild beast off the path. Hope it was the correct side. Slowly it creeps up and over. We were lucky to escape with our body parts intact. There has never been a…
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Two Step Turtles
What snorkeling adventure would be complete without eyeballing a turtle. These are green sea turtles, honu in Hawaiian. They will cruise through the blue waters to visit the various cleaning stations made available by the local reef fish. Then ride the waves into the rocky shoreline looking for a decent patch of algae to munch on. …
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Spotted a Spotted Eagle Ray, Kahalu’u
We started out the day by going to Keoneele Cove by the Place of Refuge on the Big Island of Hawaii. Because of the dangerously rough surf, we couldn’t get in the water. We’ve never seen it like that. There were three people fishing at Two Step (the place where the divers and snorkelers enter the water).…
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Water Child
I wanted to share what I felt as the dolphins were swimming around me, disappearing into the blue depth then reappearing. I felt immense gratitude and peaceful joy. It was the satisfaction of a journey completed. It seemed so little to say about an event so special, that I knew I had to share the journey to explain the feeling.…
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Reef Shark at Keoneele Cove
June 13, Wednesday morning we went to our “manta ray place” in Kahauloa Bay, but the water was too rough, again. So we headed back to the Keoneele Cove (Two Step). We parked across the street from the cove on the Catholic church grounds and carefully read their signs to make sure we could have animals…
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Finally in the Ocean!
One of many house geckos. June 8, Friday: The next morning, we found and photographed our house geckos, then spent the rest of the morning unsuccessfully looking for a beach again. At lunch the friendly person running the counter in Captain Cook at the Up Country Bakery and Cafe called his girlfriend who was a vet tech to get directions…