DB Post Saturday July 26th

Kerby,Hoku,Kolohe,Sadie,RIP,Ewa Girl & Benny@RI, 7-26-08
It was a busy little day at Rabbit Island today, with lots of excitement, though I have no pictures to prove it. Unfortunately the battery died just before all the action started.

The cast was the Weaners, Hoku at the Middle Cliff area (MMC), Kolohe at Rocky Right Beach (RRB), and Kerby , first at Seal Rock Inlet (SRI), and then at the extreme right end of the island fronting the caves beyond RRB.

Sadie was at 3BS as usual, but the real surprise of the day came at 1344 when Benny hauled out to join Sadie. Benny had last been seen at Maili Point on 7-10-08, and had not been seen at RI since 6-2-08. Nevertheless, there he was, with his facial scars and scar above the left eye, clearly visible in the perfect afternoon lighting. He began by climbing all over Sadie, but getting nowhere he gave up and reentered the water, only to haul out a few minutes later at Ewa Girl's location at 2BS. Ewa Girl wasn't in the mood for dealing with this punk and was in his face immediately. Benny did an up and around move, and after a few face saving moments, reentered the water again. His next stop was to Left Point Beach (LPB) where RIP had been hauled out all day. The instant RIP saw him leaving the water he charged Benny and it was nose to nose battle for several seconds. The running battle continued into the water, and then picked up again when Benny tried to haul out at another LPB location. It wound up be a 7 rounder. I Iost them both in the water for a while, but on a pan found Benny once again with Sadie at 3BS, and RIP immediately in front of them in the shallows. From 1510 through my departure from the pier it was an almost constant battle between the two males vying for controlling position with Sadie, each trying to gain control and block the other. It went back and forth, and finally with the dominant position Benny just chose to forget it and go back in ther water. RIP quickly followed him, leaving poor little Sadie to wonder what the hell all of that had been about. I lost the boys in the water and called it a day at 1600. The adventure will , no doubt , continue tomorrow.

Ewa Girl completed her molt today. She is squeaky clean.

The thing that hurts the most is having the camera battery give up just before Benny's arrival.....Bummer ! Aloha, DB