Scuba Chic

A few sips of salt watertini and four 40 foot dives later, Maureen is now a PADI certified Open Water Scuba Diver. We saw eels, turtles, octopus and even a monk seal - which we are told are rare on the island.
Mahalo Nick, Scott, Adam, Chris, Frenchie and Elle at Waikiki Dive Center for your expert instruction and 'ohana spirit. We can't wait to come back and dive with you again!

Shark Shark Shark Yeah Yeah!

Yesterday was Maureen and my first wedding anniversary, and as much as I'd like to say I convinced the local NBC affiliate here to document the grand event, instead they chose to cover a shark attack at a local beach. Go figure. Luckily (or unluckily!) for us we were snorkeling nearby on the windward side of Oahu at the time of the attack by the 8 foot tiger shark. Yes we are both safe. The tourist from Ohio was not as lucky. Watch this video clip and you should recognize someone you know wearing a blue tank top and videotaping rescue divers pulling people out of the water. It comes at 2:00 into the story.

One Year Later

Aloha from Hawaii!
We are back in paradise for a week of fun in the sun. We arrived just in time for Hurricane Cosme! It is estimated to hit the Islands later this week though they predict that it will be downgraded to a mere "tropical depression." How can there possibly be anything depressing in Hawaii?! We look forward to doing absolutely nothing but swimming, sunbathing (with spf 50 of course), driving to the north shore, eating plate lunches and spam musubis, surfing, bumping the volleyball, sleeping, shopping, dancing....and maybe even scuba diving!