Sadly, the majority of the reef at Beach 69 is a It is, starts about twenty yards offshore. Last Thursday was perfect, not too hot, not too windy and SandraĪnd I arrived to find plenty of kids fossicking on the sand with their Water, the better to lounge while the kiddies build sand castles. Just to the north, and there are lots of shade trees close to the The Beach 69 Group: Oval Chromis, Bluestripe Snapper and Milletseed The sand is as soft and inviting as Hapuna, If I had a family, though, it would be among my favorites for a day at the beach. It behooves us to look for tiny gray ghosts a few days afterīeach 69 is not my favorite place to go snorkeling for a couple reasons: it is in the belt of coastline subject to the Waika-blowah winds and the water over the reef is frequently cloudy. This year we have had aīumper crop of baby Rectangular Triggerfish in the shallows by the pier and at You from her nest, she is gone the next day. That is why when you have a female humu humu chase Scouting our shallows as a place to nest? Rectangular Triggerfish lay eggs that Single individual twice out in front of Hulihee's Palace. I watched them at close range for about five minutes. Suddenly, two of them were right below me. The closest I have been to one of these gray ghosts The moment I turn in his direction, he takes off kovalla kiireellä Usually, he is cruising fifteen feet deep. This large gray triggerfish is a difficult species here on the Ironman course (and elsewhere in Kona.) I see one only aįinescale Triggerfish, Balistes polylepis, Kailua Kona 2013įew times a year. My reward was found in the shallows not fifty feet from shore: A pair of Finescale Triggerfish. A ship was in down at the pier, so I had the chance to take a portrait of an olderĬouple (with their camera) as they wandered into the village. To snorkel while Sandra visited her friendly dentist. Swimming, there is always a chance to see something special. Happily, today I proved the corollary: no matter where you go Pushing as hard as we could to find something interesting. Painted Church in Honaunau and St Peter's down by Kahalu'u.įinescale Triggerfish, Kailua Kona Pier October 2013Īlthough we enjoyed our new young friends immensely, Sandra and I wereĭisappointed that Ho'okena had shown so poorly. To Finnish off the day, we took them to the For what it is worth, Finland is remarkably rural with Sandwiches and Finnish Chocolate Cake, while Emmi and Juha told us a bitĪbout Finland. Ashore, we had a nice early lunch of chicken salad Good swimmers and admired the usual suspects, such as deigned to make anĪppearance. Waited until 9:30 and then swam and swam. Put things together, but finally on Sunday we picked them up and headed In the spirit of the great Finnishĭiaspora, they agreed to accompany us snorkeling. In fact, they were both friends and countrymen, they being Finnish, as was my mother. About ten days ago, at the Mahalo Banquet for Ironman volunteers, I made two new friends.
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