We booked our whale watch for this morning which by default meant an early
up and at 'em. The kids were happy at this point that they had gone to bed
early and so was I. I did not want to deal with crabby kids all day. W were
eager to relive our last dolphin watch. It was the high light of the trip for
the kids, especially Cammie. Se loved seeing the baby dolphins jumping up and
the big dolphins swimming.
Grant and Brooklyn parked the car while the kids and i checked into the
charter and walked down to the slip. It didnt take long for Brooklyn adn dad to
join us each with a coffee in hand. Brooklyn had a smile a mile wide that she
got her own coffee. The water looked nice and calm as we left the harbor but as
we started crossing the channel to Lanai it picked up quite a bit into a rocky
choppy experience. Brooklyn's coffee didn't stay down long and she spent most
of the ride at the back of the boat keepin the other sick people company. At
one point all five kids were at the back with buckets, but not until after
acammie puked all over the deck. They weren't the only ones, the ocean had us
bobbing pretty good in the water. As such the bay we snorkelers in last time
was too worked up for us to stop there and we continued on to lighthouse point
to drop anchor and jump in. The bay here was very deep and the fish far away
but it still made for a good snorkel. The visibility was good. There were a
variety of fish, a few active eels and some nice coral stretches. I did see a
rays wing tips breaking the surface of the water before we got int, but no rays
once we were down. The kids attempted to come snorkeling but Brook was soon
back on the boat playing and coloring with another little girl. Sydney and
Maddie soon followed the smell and found themselves back on board, followed by
Cam and Bob. grant and I savor red the quiet and snorkelers for the last few
minutes on our own. Once we we all back on the boat we started heading back to
the harbor, a good hour long ride, and Cam and Brooklyn were happy to spend it
with me at the back of the boat with the hurlers. Grant sat with them on the
way out, so it was only fair that I stayed back and watched the people turn
green and lose their cookies over the side. Fortunately my kids didn't seem to
need to puke. Someone had taken. Pity on Brook on the ride out and given her
bracelets that u pressure points to calm motion sickness and she was happy to
wear them. No sign of any dolphins though, so that meant a free trip!
We went into the store to book the free trip only to learn it was on a
little raft that Cammie would not be welcome on. It didn't seem very fair and
we weren't impressed but we booked it for us with the thought one of us could
stay with her while the other went. When we got home though I checked online
and the booking app they had let me select a 3 yr old for the trip. I was happy
about that but not wanting to take any chances, I called the office to make
sure. We spoke with a gentleman there that assud us that yes Cammie was booked
on the boat and everything was good. I was happy. Tomorrow is dolphin watch
day!
We picked up our birds pictures from the man who does the prices. Our old
photo was in with them, even in the original envelope. It was great to pull the
pic out and see us and the kids from 6 years ago just at the end of our
vacation. Everyone looked so blonde and tanned. Can't wait to get the other
images in the computer to see. Sydney really wanted pictures done again with
the morning set of birds but we managed to convince her that her money was spent
better elsewhere. Tomorrow is another day and maybes she will find something she
likes more.
Hard to believe tonight is our last evening swim. Our last shot to sit in
the hot sun and converse. It seemed so far away and now it seems that this day
came too soon.
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