Today was our second trip to Cook’s cove! That’s right, we liked it so much that we went again. We boarded the boat and watched the coast roll by on the way to the cove.
As we were approaching our destination, the captain called a dolphin alert! He took us on a short detail to watch the pod of small Hawaiian spinner dolphins. They played along the boat for a few minutes, and were adorable!
When we arrived in the cove, Miles and I rushed into the water. It was a beautiful sunny day, and the water was clear. We almost immediately saw a small eel far below us. Through the day, we saw a large puffer fish, 2 small eels, a mostly hidden large zebra eel (a very cool orange and white striped guy), and the mouth of a giant morey eel peeking out of a cave. Clearly, Mr. Eel from our previous visit to the cove was unavailable, so he sent over his family to greet us. It was a beautiful day of snorkeling.
After the snorkel, we returned to the condo and hung out, until late afternoon, when we headed to town to stroll around, and then had dinner at a lovely little sushi place, making sure to leave room for gelato.
On our way to our dessert, we saw that there was a beach volleyball tournament! (or as I often unintentionally call it, bolleyvall). We grabbed our frozen treats and grabbed some seats to watch the tournament.
The competition was impressive! Everyone was quite athletic and there were many close rallies. We stayed for several matches before deciding we were too tired (read: old), and heading back home.
