DB Post Saturday 5/30/2009

The haze and poor lighting made my first look at Rabbit Island a bust, but when I got back to Makai Pier at 0824, I found Ewa Girl and pup just hauling out at the left end. The had a relatively quiet day today. I observed 2 feeds and 3 swim sessions.

The only interesting moment in their (and my) life today, came at 0954, when Buster hauled out near the 1st Blue Sign, and began a long, slow approach towarad Ewa Girl & Pup, approximately 80 ft away. He was trying to be cool, galumphing in the shallow, and doing cute, non-threatening rolls every so often, and managed to make it to 20 ft away. At that point Mom simply rolled over and gave him the "stink eye", and he was outta' there like a scalded dog. He would later haul out for the day at the other end of the beach .

At 0850 Colleen Heyer called to report Rocky at "Rocky Island' again, at Black Point, fronting the Nabor's house. Rocky would later move to the beach, directly in front of the Kulamanu access road.

The Billands reported Irma on Kermit's Reef", on the right side of the Nimitz jetty.