Tsunami, 10K in Kona, and Roller Derby

We had a pretty eventful past week, with the Tsunami warning and all. On that day, Lindsey and I felt our first earthquake at about 8pm, right when we saw the news about the Japanese earthquake. It was crazy to watch the breaking news from Japan and feel this impending doom about a tsunami on the way. The sirens started going on right away and continued every hour throughout the night. Then, at 11pm, we felt an even bigger earthquake as we were going to sleep, a 4.5 (completely unrelated to the Japanese one), which put us on edge even more.

While nothing at all happened on the Hilo side of the island, in Kona, water came into the stores and damaged a lot of property. One house was swept out into the bay and a lot of debris and garbage was pulled into the ocean. Yet, it was of course nothing like Japan experienced.

Here we are down at Hilo Bay for an early morning stroll and snack. Beautiful clear day.


We tend to stroll the shore and collect sea glass. Lindsey uses it for her parents programs that occur once a month at her work.


Some of the canoe teams practicing in the morning.


Last night we went to a roller derby match. The event was completely sold out and completely befuddling. Lindsey and I understood it all by the end, but still didn't really understand why there were so many people there, or why some fans were so passionate. The most interesting part of the night for me was after the conclusion of the national anthem, when the Hawaiian state anthem was sung. The song used to be the Hawaiian national anthem (pre-US Marine invasion) and it was really beautiful. It was pretty moving how everyone sang along and knew all the words.


A shot of the auditorium.


We drove over to Kona on Saturday for Lindsey to run a 10K at the Kona Brewery. It sure gets hot over there! It was a beautiful day and a really nice drive around the island.


Race getting started


Yay! Good job babe! She even won* a basil plant!
*participated