Thursday. 2PM. Motor sailing north along the Kona Coast.
We caught a nice ten pound aku yesterday just after I posted the blog. Those lures Randy Reed gave us before Moku pe'a's 2014 trip south are still working!
Moku pe'a arrived at Okoe Bay at 630PM Wednesday while the sun was still up, and we anchored in 30 feet of water just off the beach. Michael made a fantastic spaghetti bolognaise dinner, and we both slept like babies.
I was disappointed to awake to an empty anchorage. In all of my previous visits to Okoe we have been surrounded by spinner dolphin at sunrise. At least we were buzzed by a pod of them twenty miles offshore the day before.
After breakfast we launched the dinghy and went ashore for a hike. The abandoned Hawaiian villages along this coast are spectacular. Smooth stone paved walking paths in the A'a lava, house foundations, brackish water wells, even an old rock slide all appear like their ancient residents walked away yesterday. We returned to the boat from our hike about noon.
A big south swell is forecast to arrive tonight. I have consulted with local experts Greg Gillette and Clay Hutchinson, and have learned that the Kona coast is not where you want to be in a big south swell. We are slowly moseying north, and plan to pick up the Fairwind's mooring in Kealakekua Bay after they depart for the day at 430PM. We think we'll be ok there tonight when the swell comes up. If it's too uncomfortable, we'll ditch the mooring and lay offshore. We've organized a slip for tomorrow night in Honokahau Harbor north of Kailua Kona.
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