Sunday started out rainy so our morning had a nice Sunday pace to it. Laurel learned how to make the world's best granola from her mom, the boys played scrabble, and Doug & I played some bluegrass music. Isa, after learning that snorkeling was my latest calling, let me borrow her wetsuit because I'm such a thermowuss and my coldness was cutting my snorkeling sessions short. When the rain finally cleared, we decided to head to Larson's beach- famous for the endangered hawiian monk seals that like to rest on that beach. Larson's also has the healthiest coral on the island. Unfortunately the fate of the beach is in jeopardy right now because the adjacent land may be sold to a rancher which would put a lot of wildlife at risk and people would lose access to this amazing beach.
When we hiked up to the beach there was yellow rope protecting an area of the beach and at a closer look we saw why. A momma monk seal and her baby were resting in the sand (see pics below). There is a monk seal response team on the island that ropes off areas and tries to make sure that the seals are not disturbed by people. These seals spend a lot of energy evading predators and they come to the beach to rest and restore. When people get too close and scare them back into the water too soon, they are at risk to be too tired to flea. We snorkeled for a while and enjoyed looking at the reefs and headed home when the rain started up again.
Laurel & Isa making granola
diva mask party dance
sandman
hawaiian monk seals
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