1/1/2010 DB Daily Rabbit Island & Sandies

I was on the road at 0600, and immediately saw that I'd totally forgotten that it is apparently some kind of law that says everybody on the island of Oahu must drive to a spot along the coast line and wait for sunrise on New Year's Day. The SE quadrant lookouts and every inch of beach with a sunrise view was PACKED ! After the sun came up everybody magically disappeared, never to see the beach again, until this time next year.

I noticed on my first look at Rabbit Island that RightSpot wasn't visible, so it was going to be another of those days, waiting for Right Spot to arrive........somewhere.

When we got to Spitting Cave at 0803 we found Duke doing 7 minute dives. This was his 4th consecutive day at Spitting Cave.

As we were passing the Blow Hole Lookout at 0850 we spied that alllllll to familiar lump at the east end of Sandy Beach. When we got to the sand, there was Right Spot in her usual spot. We cordoned her off and she has remained there all day. I'll be returning shortly.

When we got to Makai Pier at 0914 we found Buster at 3BS, Sadie at the right end of the beach, and Mikala on the water front rocks at the far right , rubble cove. All would remain there all day.

While doing the RI observations, SC posse person Susan, called at 0947 to say that she was watching 2 animals at Spitting Cave. When we got back there at 1003 we found that RIP had joined Duke. There was mostly play activity going on, with some foraging dives.

Team Billand called at 0955 to say that Kermit had hauled out fronting pavilion #1813 at Nimitz Beach at 0900.

Right Spot was gone from Sandy Beach when I arrived at 1816. A witness said she had departed at around 1800.

Buster
Mikala
Sadie
Right Spot