First time snorkeling!

[SOOC] Selfie with my better three-fourths.
… And glad that rowing induced me to purchase a camera that’s waterproof to 18m!

A highlight of the trip already (perhaps even eclipsing the visit to the USS Arizona Memorial): the first time I put my face in the water with the mask! There is an entirely different world below the surface of the water! Thank you again & again for this opportunity, Greg & Suzanne!

Dinner: Pulehu, An Italian Grill

1 year ago (“Sunday morning surprise”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2013-09-29
2 years ago (“My ‘poor man’s macro lens’”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2012-09-29
3 years ago (“Fall flowers”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2011-09-29

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[Rick Schies]

I only wish I could enjoy that. I tried once but freaked out and had to get out of the water.

[Thom Mitchell]

@digitalrn Why did you freak out? Having the mask over your face? Having to breath through your mouth? I was concerned that I wouldn't be able to keep my mask "clear," but that wasn't a problem. I don't need corrective lenses for distance, but Clare does ... and they have masks with vision correction built-in! She was amazed!

[Rick Schies]

@rhoing I learned to swim later in life and I am not the most fond of being in water. When I am in water I like to be able to touch bottom, so although I had a flotation vest on, no problems there, after about a minute it hit me, there is no bottom. Didn't go into panic mode but that's all I could think about so I had to get out. Josie and the kids finished the excursion. It was while we were in the Bahamas, and the water was beautiful.

[Tara]

Love this shot! I'm not on here much anymore, but now that I know that you're in Hawaii, I will be checking back to see your pics.