Thursday, November 27, 2008

Thanksgiving Day sail

It was around 80 degrees (as always) on Thanksgiving and there was a good wind so we got the chance to sail.
This is Rick's boat, Tala. We went sailing on a different boat today, but we got to waive to her because they're in the same harbor.We went for a quick tour around Kaneohe Bay with the boat owner, his mother and kids and another sailor who is a captain.The tricky part about sailing in Kaneohe Bay is looking out for coral reefs. According to the captain, there are 52, along with the barrier reef.This is Rick. Sometimes the driving part is easy. When it's not, I wasn't taking pictures, I was holding on.According to the guy Rick partners with on his boat, there are two kinds of sailors: ones who have hit a reef and the ones who will.

This is where the opening scene of Gilligan's Island was filmed. We passed it at the end of our three hour tour. After the sail, we had a wonderful Thanksgiving Dinner at the captain's house ... AND we caught the next-to-last bus back home.