Po`ipu

The day started with a rain shower which turned to brilliant sunshine within about twenty minutes. The weather here is strange - within about ten miles is the wettest place on the planet: 440 inches per year but close to the ocean there is blue sky much of the time.

We spent the day exploring the Po`ipu area on the south coast.



With the help of a good guide book, we found a beautiful beach. As you can see, we're having fun!





We hiked around for a bit hoping, in vain, to see monk seals on the beach. We did see some turtles swimming elsewhere later on.

After two nights of bread, cheese, and wine in the room, we're going out tonight to eat at Duke's on Kalapali beach. The main attraction at Duke's is the live Hawaiian music on Friday evenings.

We booked the flight to Sydney. We'll arrive next Wednesday evening. I have a meeting at the ATNF on Thursday morning but the main task for the first week or so will be to find somewhere to live. On Thursday afternoon, we'll be sure to visit Sammy and Karma at the quarantine station. It'll be good to see them!

Tim