Time to move on, we're off to the Kona side. We need to go down around South Point and up to our first anchorage, Honomalino Bay. We visited it by car yesterday, and it's a gorgeous black and white sand beach lined with coconut palms and a pod of Spinner dolphins hanging out in the center of the bay.
It's about 125 miles away, so we'll hopefully arrive in about 24 hours. The winds down at South Point were pretty vicious when we visited by car yesterday to see the Green Sand Beach. Hopefully, since the wind will be predominantly behind us, this will be a drama-free passage. Then again, this is Shenanigans, so you never know!
We had a lot of fun swapping stories at the cruiser's pot luck last Sunday night. Everyone is so friendly and willing to help their fellow yachtsman. We hope to see many of the boats anchored here in Radio Bay elsewhere in Hawaii. We are one of the last ones to get here, and now since we've pretty much seen all of Hilo, we're the first of the group to leave! Maybe we don't get this whole "relax, you're in Hawaii" business, but I'd rather like to think we have a limited time here, and want to see as much as possible in the 5 weeks we still have left.
We stocked up on food and have cleaned up the boat and ourselves, since we may not have facilities for a long time. If we can eventually get a spot in Honokohau, that would be best. But, from what we hear from the other cruisers, that may be a bit of a gamble...and that's why many of them are not leaving here yet. They feel that this is probably the most comfortable spot for us transient boats here in all of Hawaii, as far as amenities go.
Well, see you on the other side!
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