Well, I'd say it's great to be back, but with a thirty degree drop in temperature, and rain this morning, I'm not so sure. I miss the 80 degree weather, ocean breezes, and swimming. What a cold year it's been here. I feel we really relaxed and rested in Hawaii, and kept our activities slow and easy. I enjoyed watching the birds, especially a Black Crowned Night Heron and the Black Necked Stilts, and a little bird called Japanese White Eye. I bought a bird book, and searched for the birds I saw. You have to be slow and quiet to see birds, so that gives you an idea of the level of activity most of our time. I adored swimming in unheated water and lying out afterward without needing any coverup - it was so warm you could walk around day or night without a sweater. We saw a seal bathing himself on the reef every morning at low tide, and a pod of whales breaching right out from our balcony. We ate so much fish I've grown fins. We listened to ukeleles and smelled plumeria and watched sunsets from the shore.
But, I'm glad to be back with friends and dogs and a routine. We were so lazy there we practically slept 12 hours every night, and dozed on chaise lounges on the lawn in front of the beach. My muscles were beginning to atrophy. Now I'm back dog walking and grocery hauling and video exercising. It's for the best. I think.
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