October 24, 2007

  • Monday, October 22

    We got up and I was able to talk Mr. Poe and Sharon into going to a new beach instead of the one they normally go to which represented a significant departure from their rut and was VERY difficult for Mr. Poe.  The ride to the beach was along a terrible dirt road.  But once we got there, the beach was beautiful and nearly empty:

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    We weren't the only visitors to the beach:

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    A Monk seal had recently given birth.  Very late in the season for it, apparently.  And she and her pup were swimming by the beach looking for fish:

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    Mr. Poe and I went for a little walk up onto the cliffs. 

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    Hello gorgeous!

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    We headed back to the beach and then went to the crappiest farmer's market I'd ever seen.  It seriously looked like they'd gone to the grocery store and then come to the farmers market to resell the stuff they'd bought.  I think I even saw a few safeway bags.  We went home and had some lunch.  I went for a walk in the afternoon in the opposite direction that I'd taken on Sunday.  Much more volcanic rock and not so much sandy beach.  It was also much more populated.  This is Spouting Horn from a distance:

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    And close up:

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    The rocky coast looking west:

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    I headed back into the resort areas.  This is the grounds of the Sheraton Poipu.  It's very serene:

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    This is me in a covered, outdoor area.

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    It was getting late and starting to rain so I headed back to the room.  I was pretty beat yet again and I went to bed at 8.