Iron Man

So yesterday I got to help with the Iron Man try outs. Man was it hot...of course, I'm on Hawaii. But it was a lot of fun. My job was to help in the first turn of the bicycling and make sure they made the turn and went over the timing mat. I said timing mat so many times that I ended up saying "map" a lot as well, total tongue twister. Then I would just chuckle at myself . The next job I had was to help at the finish line and remove the chips at the ankles of the runners. These chips were what helped keep there time and they were fastened around their ankles with a velcro band. We got to wear gloves because ever body was pouring with sweat.

I don't know how they do it but Kudos to all who swam, biked and ran!!!

So the Kona side is dry like the Owyhees, its definitely one of a kind and the Hilo side is green and lush. In the middle of the island it has two mountains, one is Mauna Kea, which is has an observatory on top and its really cold up there. I haven't had the privaledge of seeing it yet but one of these days..... the other mountain is a little more south and its the active volcano called Mauna Loa... we didn't have the time to drive and see it but another time and I'll make it there..its a picture opportunity that I wouldn't want to miss....

So on Saturday, I had the opportunity to travel to Hilo, which is on the north east side of the Island. I got to travel in a convertible and cruise with the wind! My hair felt horribly gross and as we got further to the greener side of the island, it started to rain on us, so we had to put the top on. Hilo is different than Kona but we only got to see a little of Hilo we missed the botanical gardens because nobody knew about it. We got to see the rainbow falls in Hilo but it was during a drought so it basically was a trickle. We drove through some thick Vog(vocano fog) on the way home and couldn't see that well. But this big isalnd is so diverse in its terain its just awesome to see the differences.

One day while standing on the shore letting the waves hit my feet I got stung by a jelly fish. I wasnt for sure at first what had happened cause it was a stingy sensation around my ankles. Then the wave went back to reveal the string like tenticle. Then I saw the head and thought oh now I know what this is. If you have never been stung. let me enlighten you...it stings like a bee sting all over and it makes you want to itch the stung areaa really bad. They say that urine or vinegar are good pain stabalizers but I had neither, so It took an hour or so to ride it out. They are not fun to deal with at all and they make a day at the beach a major bummer!!

Big Ole Spider

So one evening, there was a huge spider in our shower! HUGE long Legs! They grow them big, here on the Island of Hawaii!

What the Morning Brings!

So one morning I went to work duty and found a Marlin in the walk in Fridge. Yes not Marlin meat But the whole Marlin! I took a double take because it was huge. Not everyday is there a big ole fish in the Fridge. It was donated by someone and then a few days later we ate it for dinner! It wasn't to bad but then again I am not a fish fan!