It's odd to not have to be anywhere at any particular time and yet the day still seems so busy. Today we went down and registered for the race so we picked up our numbers, goodie bags and timing chip. We don't get our t-shirt until we cross the finish line so there is that incentive. (: Suzette and I did go for a swim again today and about a half mile out in the water was a nice espresso bar set up. Someone had anchored a sign on the bottom of the ocean pointing us in the right direction. That was pretty cool to have an espresso stop in the middle of the ocean but I declined as I had already enjoyed one of Cheryl's kick butt espressos before the swim. The turtle was back but there were signs up not to touch the turtles..........which I had not planned on doing anyway.(:
We did some shopping in the open market and there was a nice Hawaiian man who offered to do my hair with some funky hair tie. He had a nice mannequin set up to show me what fancy tricks he could do. I decided it wasn't realistic for me to do it myself if I bought one so I just kept my visor on....big surprise there!
We went for a nice dinner at a restaurant called "Huggos" which is right on the water so we got to see a beautiful sunset as the waves crashed on the rocks. Delicious ahi tuna but the atmosphere really made everything so much better. It is dark now but the cars and athletes are still in constant flow up and down our street. I don't think I would necessarily like to live full time in this condo if it is always this busy since the condo is only 3/4 mile away from the finish line that is nice. Actually we do end up running the first few miles of the marathon by our condo so that is great for the spectators and family that will be here.
Unfortunately my other athlete (Kim) who was supposed to arrive earlier this afternoon ran into some challenges. She was about 2 hrs into her flight from phoenix to kona when they had to turn around and go back to phoenix due to a broken radio or something. So now she is getting in around 8 or 9pm tonight and we will be picking her up. She must be exhausted from that nightmare. At least she can sleep in a bit tomorrow though.
Well today was not all that exciting as I read back over this email but it is fun to be here. Tomorrow is a snorkeling day as well as some more official IM stuff. It is amazing how the whole town supports the event. There are signs up everywhere "welcoming triathletes."
More later,
Heather
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