This morning, we were at the harbor by about 5:30 AM, in time to gaze at the big dipper. About 10 minutes later, we found the boat we were heading out in, and at about 6 AM, we headed offshore to fish in water that was 1 to 2 miles deep.
As we started out, the very pink clouds were warning us that bad weather was coming. But the captain assured us that the weather wouldn't change until 2 PM, and we would be back by 12. However, the wind waves and currents were running against each other, so as the captain said "it's like a washing machine."
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| Mount Hualalai |
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| Mauna Loa (the long mountain) |
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| Mount Hualalai |
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| Mauna Loa |
We were back by 12, but largely because I got seasick. After about the 4th time that I puked, Bori and the captain decided to head in. We were out for 4.5 hours instead of 6. No fish were caught (by us or any other boat that we could see). I caught a glimpse of one brown booby that was sitting on a buoy. No other birds were seen. No whales and no porpoises were seen. In case you think it couldn't have been that bad because the photos are straight -- I had to make corrections of up to 7% to get a straight horizon. I didn't want to share anything that might promote seasickness.
Definitely no fish were harmed on this expedition.
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