The day began early, with the birds singing at 6:30. I got up around 6:45 and went down by the pool to sit and watch the ocean....hoping to spot some whales. I did see a couple, way off in the distance...this time of year, they are often seen breaching (or jumping) out of the water, leaving a huge splash as they fall back into the water. Other times, they will simply come to the surface, with only their backs showing, then those huge tail fins will clear the water and stick up in the air. Very cool!!!!
After a small, late breakfast, Dwight, Noreen and I met up with Kurt and his wife, Serena. (Kurt is a good friend and old music buddy who lives over here).
The five of us drove north from Kona to a very nice beach called Kua Bay. Great for body surfing or body-board surfing. It's not a real big beach, but the water is beautiful and the waves are perfect. On the way to Kua Bay, we stopped at a stretch of beach where Paul Mitchell owns a home (the hair products guru), and also the man who invented the pacemaker owns a home. Paul Mitchell's house was built in Bali, taken apart, then shipped to Hawaii and reconstructed.
After a small, late breakfast, Dwight, Noreen and I met up with Kurt and his wife, Serena. (Kurt is a good friend and old music buddy who lives over here).
The five of us drove north from Kona to a very nice beach called Kua Bay. Great for body surfing or body-board surfing. It's not a real big beach, but the water is beautiful and the waves are perfect. On the way to Kua Bay, we stopped at a stretch of beach where Paul Mitchell owns a home (the hair products guru), and also the man who invented the pacemaker owns a home. Paul Mitchell's house was built in Bali, taken apart, then shipped to Hawaii and reconstructed.
After a wonderful day of body surfing and just sitting in the sun, I went to Kurt and Serena's for dinner. I am staying with them for 2 nights, then on Saturday Dwight and Noreen are coming over for a BBQ.
Me, Kurt, Serena and Dwight near Paul Mitchell's home.
This is the Bali house (Paul Mitchell).There were no big fences around the property and we were able to walk right up to one of the gates from the beach.
After a long day of body-boarding at Kua Bay
This "graffiti" alongside the road on our way to the beach is actually dead corral on black lava. The locals fill up buckets of the corral which has washed up on shore put it to good use.
Sunset Over Kua Bay
There were a couple of hammocks on the beach in front of Paul Mitchell's house, so I figured...what the heck!
