So, for our six month anniversary, I splurged and bought some sweet snorkeling gear!
Okay, well some of it was sweet and some of it was cheap as heck...
We have now attempted going snorkeling THREE times. But, I am freaking scared as heck.
Let me explain.
Attempt # 1 - We drove about an hour and a half to the North Shore. Turtle Bay - when we got there it was POURING. Although we did get to see some HUGE waves, so it was still worth it. No snorkeling for us, though.
Attempt #2 - Hanauma Bay. I about peed my pants! The water was so shallow over the coral and I could feel it scraping against my tummy ... I felt like sea urchins were going to get me the entire time! Also, this is when Mike went into rage mode because his snorkel kept filling up with water and choking him out...
So, since I was scared as could be and he still wanted to keep snorkeling, I surrendered my gear and sat and enjoyed watching the waves roll in. Still a beautiful beach!
The dark areas are where the coral is RIGHT below you. Enough to give me a panic attack! :D
Getting all ready to go play in the water!
The sweet gear! The fins and my mask/snorkel worked great!
Attempt # 3 - Bellows Beach. There was nothing to see there, because the waves are waaaaay too big and also the water is murky. But we sure had fun with our boogie board and body surfing today!
This is my new "happy place." It is SO BEAUTIFUL here!
After a fun afternoon splashin' in the water!
Mmmm Hmmm.. I like that view.
Anyway, slowly but surely I am becoming less and less afraid of the water! Probably by the end of our 3 year stint here I'll be a regular fish! :D