Report from South Kona

After all the clouds and light rain of yesterday , this morning was back to Sunny and Crystal Clear . The Whales have been very active and loud at night , it’s getting to the time they will leave back to the North to Alaska . The water has been very cool the last times that I was in this weekend , I think once the water warms a bit they will head out for the long voyage .

Traveling about around Honaunau this morning , the Coffee has gone into full flower . White fragrant flowers on the dark green branches loaded with new growth . Kona snow it’s called by the Old Time Coffee farmers . Jumping out of the truck while driving down the bumpy old Rock Bottom Road , the perfume of the sweet flowers filled the air . It’s surprising how sweet and nice they smell , just lasting a few days then leaving a coffee cherry to grow in their place .

Wednesday afternoons I pick up the boys since they get out early and have them help me in the afternoon . We take a swim after wards or fly the kites , something like that today we had the kites out . The boys try to get to the game shop or something but I side track them with a smoothie . Then just force them to have fun . lol Had all the kites out in the gusty wind down on the ball fields behind the public pool down at the old airport park . It was till the 70s the airport for Kona , now being way way close to town it having a nice long sand beach became a park with lots of parking . Plus it’s fun to cruise since it is a long runway right next to the beach . We had quite a gathering once the kites came out , kids drifting up from several directions . Big Blue the biggest kite went up first , it turned out a bit to gusty and the pull being really strong we landed that one and sent up the Bone Breaker . That one was just about right speeding around and pulling strong enough to lay back when zipping across the sky line . The little kite , Mr Zippy had to be set up for the small crowd wanting a chance . lol . Chris flew for the first time since the South Point incident , he has a fast wild style that got the kids going .

Chris also went to try out for a play at the Kona Theater , To Kill a Mocking Bird is the play . He hasn’t been in one and read for the part of Dill but they had him also read for the part of the son . He came home and had fun doing it , what if they call him back . wow .

Thanks for the Pinch , Steve