hurricane douglas

Hurricane Douglas (category 1) came barreling towards Hawaii last weekend and was projected to come very close to Oahu.  We were all told by various news stations to do any necessary shopping, to put away and tie down anything that could get blown away due to the 80+ mile/hour winds, to trim trees, to board up windows, watch out for flooding, stock up on water and gas, and to prepare for what could be a serious storm.  The worst day for us was projected to be Sunday at about 8pm.  

So, in true Todd Sells fashion, we did nothing until 9am on Sunday when we saw how close and strong the storm was.  We then spent the next 5 hours trimming our trees, making a last minute run to Costco (turned out to be a great time for a shop as there was no one there), cleaning up our downstairs, tying up the rubbish bins, etc.  As the day went on, we experienced on and off sprinkles and very little wind.  

Then, while watching the 5pm news update, they showed how "unpredictable" the ocean was while showing a video of rock piles - the ocean looked a bit wild, but what stood out to us was the gorgeous GOGO pool!  So, we packed up, suited up in wetsuit tops, grabbed a boogey board and headed up for some fun.

In the end, it turned out that our island was very lucky.  The hurricane took a slight turn to the north which resulted in almost no wind and very little rain.  Lucky indeed and we are even more happy that we made the effort to enjoy the beach!