boxing day in waimea

Had torrential rains all night. They started while we were having dinner at Harmen's and Donna's. The food was great and the company very entertaining. It is interesting to know people that live on the island because you become exposed to things that you normally wouldn't consider. Some aspects of living are so costly that you wonder how anyone could afford it. Harmen's electrical bill is $1500 a month. That does not include airconditioning which they don't use anyway. That is just lights and the pool. And apparently their municipal water charges are increasing by 50% this year. Perhaps they are being gouged for the water because they live in a palatial home in a very exclusive gated community. Those residual costs are too much for ordinary mortals.
My bouquet was a huge success. The bouquet looked very grand in the centre of the great room. On the way there we realized we had a little passenger in the car that must have come in on my bouquet. It was a dear little gecko that proceeded to leap with great skill and agility around the car. I felt vindicated because Joop had spent a portion of the previous day googling geckos, being quite sure that my initial blog post was an exaggeration. Kyr and I were quizzed as to what time of day we were actually seeing and hearing these beasts.
We snorkeled yesterday and Kyr made some great films of snorkeling. Whenever I'm feeling lonely for Hawaii I'll watch these videos because he has captured the experience so perfectly. It was our original favorite beach where we used to see lots of sea turtles. There were no visible turtles yesterday and it made the ocean feel empty.
Probably another beach day. We might go to Kona so that Joop can buy a computer key board. I was a bit premature in congratulating him yesterday. Apparently the miraculous liquid he used caused the entire key board to seize up.