You make me sooo jealous with your posts. My husband was in the SA Navy and for many years we lived at the coast. When we lived in Saldanha, the front of my house looked out over the bay and it was about 500 meters from the beach. Now we live about 700 kilometers from the nearest ocean and although my first love lies in the mountains, I do sometimes miss the sea dearly. I love your blog, it is beautiful.
How wonderful to be able to swim in the sea so often! Thanks for taking all these photos - they make me feel as though I'm swimming with you. WArm wishes to you, Vxx
I sit in the ocean where i have never sat before.... Mother Nature in her magic has covered a lava rock reef that juts out into the ocean with sand....i am delighted.... i swing my feet over the sand covered reef ledge and smile... Ive never seen the mountain range, from land, from this angle... its magnificent... After awhile, i see the turtles at my feet and smile... " Hi u guys, how is this for a seat?!! The day had been hot... the water is cool but not cold... i can feel my boiling blood start to cool...all of a sudden from behind me , a voice pierces my thoughts... "OMGOMG they KNOW you!!!"... behind me 4 visitors to the island stand mouths open in smiles... "oo i don't know" i reply, "Ive been coming here for years,l I think i smell like a turtle" they look at me skeptically.... One woman slides into the water , goggles tilted crooked on her beautiful face..Half in the ocean and half out of the Ocean, she dips her head underwate...
Its been a very hot hot summer...... the island water warm.... tooo warm..... This summers heat intense......shockingly so to all........... we now move into winter weather and water water......................island style.... thank goodness.. its been waaayyy toooo hot!!!!
Sunrise at Waimea Bay on the north shore can be stunning. Usually I am alone on the beach.... Sunday I had company.. The Hawaiian Monk Seal is a solitary animal that is protected by the Federal government because the Hawaiian monk seal is bordering extinction. He was a grumpy seal and rightly so.. they are hunted by the great white shark and i imagine that's enough to make anyone grumpy! I sat with him for 2 hours just talking to him and every once in a while he would give me an "oh SHUT UP LADY" snort. As soon as the Bays lifeguards got to work they started roping the area he was laying in off.. it is illegal to get too close to these guys. I so enjoyed those 2 hours and I was amazed at the beauty that was happening around me while i waited. The rainbow that showed up while Mr seal was laying there was wonderful. The beauty of Planet Earth continues to take my breath away! I am an island gal.......
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