Swim Meet

Maegan studying the competition...

Mason waiting for his next event.

Mason's dive technique breakdown, as shown here and the next two pictures!

Almost there!

Maegan getting ready to dive off the block (see next two pics).

Maegan's freestyle; her personal best time for the 25 meter with a time of 22.47.

Maegan's backstroke; she earned a 1st place ribbon for this 25 meter race
in the Girls 7-8 division with a time of 25.28.

Maegan thinking about her next event.

Mason looking for his next event on the schedule.

Maegan ready for the anchor leg in her relay event.

Here we go...

Mason getting one last instruction before his anchor leg swim on the relay team.

Coach Lynn gives Mason a congrats on his relay event.

Paddling on the OC-2

Kids, Misty, and Paddling!

Misty and Mason

Misty's favorite position...is this normal?
Gus tells me he's never seen a dog lay like this!

Carrie and Gus out for a paddle on the OC-2! Of course he insists on steering.

And I thought it had just been a while since I had paddled...he made me pull his weight around!

Break on Emon Beach.

Leaving for a family walk with Misty.

This is the grass area in front of our housing, with the lagoon just beyond us. During the height of the island's population, this area was packed with silver bullet trailers. We are so happy to have a nice, unobstructed view!

Lagoon, just in front of our quarters.

Trail along the lagoon shoreline, which leads to Emon Beach.

Mason found a coconut!

Boys just love to climb trees!

More Exploring

We've gone reefing at the pools mentioned in an earlier blog post several times. These deep pools, at low tide, reveal beautiful fish and coral.

Maegan playing "Wolf Quest" on the laptop.

Gus decided to match Mason's scalp wound while surfing. His first time out he came home with a fin wound.
Thank goodness the fin belonged to his board, not a shark!
After applying the liquid bandage NewSkin, it healed up nicely.