More sand came in overnight so our beautiful beach is even bigger.
The desire to just hang out at our place, on this second to the last day, was very strong with both of us. Aside from our morning walk, I only left briefly to get some POG. You can’t run out of POG.
Some whale activity today but Karen and I have been thinking it is much less this year. The annual Maui humpback whale count was yesterday and the results are in: we are right! The count was half as much as last year. El Nino is thought to be causing their migration to be later than usual. February is usually the peak but now they think the peak hasn’t happened yet.
Got a nice close-up (staying a respectful distance away, of course) of one of our frequent turtle visitors.
Brian was out putting yellow caution paint on the step edges, for which Karen is most appreciative, as she tripped over the bottom stair when we first got here.
Tonight I thought it would be fun to watch sunset with our feet in the pool. While we were sitting there, our neighbor Kim thought we looked cute(!) and took a nice photo of us.
Can’t blame you for wanting to just hang out and enjoy the beauty of this little piece of paradise at HN as time draws close to when you leave. We are going to miss you! So glad we will get to see you guys next year.
That is very interesting info regarding the humpback whale watch annual head count. It certainly seemed quieter the last few days with less sightings however with not having the opportunity of staying here before this year we have nothing to compare it to. If we are yet to see the peak of the humpback sightings then I guess Iain and I are very fortunate to be able to witness this.
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Kim, Please keep us updated on the whale numbers for the rest of your visit. We always come to Maui in February for the peak of the whales. We may need to adjust.
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Enjoy the sunshine, it’s cold and blustery here today. I think you and Karen look cute too! The fronds of the palm tree look so beautiful against the sunset. Too bad about the whales, although from my perspective you’ve seen lots of them. Of course I have nothing to compare it to! 🙂 I still can’t get over how amazing it is to see them in their natural habitat!
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