A Cup of Coffee & Thoughts: A Day At The Bay

On a Monday

May. 28. 2013

A day well spent if I do say so myself.

My skin is tingly, my face is red, my hair is dreading & my skin has deepened.

Yesterday was Memorial Day- with no original plans I began my day at the beach with my Mom & her friends (which are my two aunts) Not quiet the way I pictured my Memorial Day but I was pleased none the less.

Okay, well as soon as I got a call from some of my friends I bailed.

I ended up at Pete's dad's house whilst awaiting the arrival of my friends. Even thought Peter wasn't home I got to chill with his step mom, Kylie (she's spectacular) & we got to experience some intense bonding time. She was there to experience & help with the first time of locking my car keys in my car. Luckily I left my windows ajar & we were able to straighten a wire hanger, attach a bungee cord to it with a hook & fish my car keys out. It was memorable none the less.

With the arrival of Rachel we made our way down to Waimea & set ourselves closest to Jump Rock** We ran into a couple friends who accompanied us. Our final crew consisted of Rachel, Tanya, Noah, Kekahu, Becky & Lani. An eclectic group if I do say so myself but a fun one in the end. We snorkeled, we dove to the depths, we climbed rocks, we found refuge in floaties & inner tubes & rolled around in the sand until we were coated from ears to toes.

Immaculate would be the synopsis. To be able to spend my day with a group of friends from all over, bringing their own style of leisure with them and spreading it through one another. The feeling of being able to sit 20 feet under the ocean & feeling the pressure & silence. To look up & see the sun rays gleaming through the salt water surface. The sense of relief and calmness when you kick off the ocean floor & the sand disperse beneath your weight and you float to the surface. The first gasp of air inhaled when you're finally back where the sun lies on the ocean.

I love being able to see the new world stored beneath a surface. Rachel & I met a turtle friend while venturing out to the smaller islands. He was a green sea turtle, a medium sized fellow with a scruffy shell that hosted some sea friends and algae. But he was our special friend, he represented strength, he kept on swimming & living even though he was missing his front flipper. Assuming it was bitten off by a shark a while back since it was in the process of healing, to play it safe Rach & I swam in.

We made new friends that day, along with new memories of #tanyahaslife & whales are a conversation starter. With little battle scares of baby jelly fish we will spend our next few days finding salvation inside while our new summer skin heals.

Later that night we ended up at a house party BBQ type of get together & that was just awkward. Dev, Rach, Noel & myself found ourselves bailing & adventuring to foodland to get candy & plan events. It was fun being an SBJJ for a few, though.