Island Time

Spent today doing very little. Got up, stretched, meditated, surfed the Web, walked the grounds, had a bit of breakfast and hung out with Annie, Shanti, and Goa. Sunbathed a bit, took a shower, and just hung out. Surfed a little, blogged a little, rested some more, then got a nice zero balancing session from Shanti. 

Reminds me of my favorite proverb (which is Spanish): How beautiful it is to do nothing, and then rest afterward.

Yesterday, however, we spent most of the day at the beach, a spot called Two Step. Calling it a beach is a bit of a stretch since it's mostly hardened lava and tide pools, but it was still a beautiful spot and a great place to snorkel from. The snorkeling was great, calm water and lots of variety. It's called Two Step because the best place to enter the water is a piece of the lava formation that resembles two steps. It's important to go in here because the reefs are just riddled with sea urchins—it's a virtual minefield. 

After snorkeling, sunbathing, and eating a nice lunch of avocado, turkey, mango, and papaya (which we shared with a local stray cat), we decided to walk over to the City of Refuge. CoR is a part of the Puuhonua O Honaunau National Historical Park. It's an ancient archaeological site complete with a temple which houses the bones of at least 23 chiefs. The grounds are also home to a very small beach which is protected for the green sea turtles which relax there. Learn more about CoR here. 

Later we went to dinner at Senor Billy's, which I swear has some of the best Mexican food in the world. Tashina met us there and we enjoyed a nice time catching up and sharing drinks before heading home and doing some yoga.