Today we relaxed at the house in the morning and played cards. We had lunch and then headed for Kona. We did some souvenir shopping and walked around the beach area. We went to a Hawaiian BBQ place for dinner and got some dessert.
But wait, didn't I say we did something big? Oh yeah! We swam with manta rays!
At about 7 p.m. we got short wetsuits on and loaded onto a boat for a short (5 minute) trip to an area known to have manta rays. We used a pool noodle to help us slide into the water with mask and snorkel on. We swam a short distance to a floating raft that we held the sides of as we floated. We got to see them come up and do large barrel rolls as they ate the plankton that were being drawn to the floating raft by the lights on the raft. We learned about the manta rays and although we never reached out to touch them, we all were touched by at least one as they did their barrel rolls. It was thrilling!
We got out of the water and sorted out our stuff and made our way back to the house. It was 9:30 p.m. but it felt a lot later. We were all worn out and very salty!
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