Friday in the tidal pools.

Taking a break from house hunting, we head to Kapoho.  We drive the old government road with the jeep. It was beautiful and heading out to Champagne Pond, quite rough, but not like the 6 mile to the sea road. We were one of only 2 vehicles and the only one which made it to the pond.  The water was warm, not too salty but we didn't see any turtles and not a ton of fish.  Then we went to vacation land and the Waipao Pools. Here, we weren't disappointed, but saw lots of fish and some coral.  The water is cooler and much saltier here.  It is easier to float and a bigger area to explore.  Such fun, and we really want to share this with our family. After snorkeling we head on down the Red Road to the end (because of the lava flow in the 1990's) We stop at Isaac Hale to rinse off the salt water. Indigo was weaving palms under the shelter when we pulled in. When we went to leave, we found a hat and a basket on the hood of our car.  We went back and talked to him, he does live near and he doesn't surf anymore, he had an encounter with a shark. He was real friendly and I will look him up when it comes time to decorate the Hale because he makes cool wall hanging baskets. We miss stopping at Kehena but did drive around the subdivisions there. Last stop was Kalapana, we got supper, pulled pork, baked beans. We checked on lava tours, but Pele is resting, we were told. We will check back online to see if she wakes up!  It is dark as we head back and I can hear the coqui.