Tuesday morning - surfing and orchids

This morning we started with a Starbuck run and we have a knack for getting there BEFORE the rush... but still while the darn loud blower thingies are cleaning the ritzy nearby shopping area. Then back to sweep up some sand in the condo. Even though you take shoes off, it still gets in, as we know from Waldport.
I walked over to the Kiahuna Plantation orchid garden (onsite) and another guest and I chatted with Ben, who is in charge of irrigation here - and it's beautiful - and talked about his labor of love, an orchid garden that is absolutely amazing. As I understood it, many years ago he told the boss he's be in charge of irrigation and when he wasn't busy he wanted to start this garden. He started with 15 plants. I can't imagine how many there are now. Maybe 1500. He pointed out a recently planted section and is going to plant more on Saturday. I watched many people just walk by and say hi, but not comment. He was very happy to stop and talk about his work and answer questions.
While I did that, John prepared for his SURF lesson. There will be pictures, though some will be a yellow surfboard with John underwater. Kind of hard to time the shutter to go off when it's a sports highlight moment. I think I got a few. There were 3 in his group, a dad and daughter and John. The dad (50ish) never got on his feet, but John did and rode it in a few times. Yea, team. Folks watching from the beach applauded the good rides.
Just made arrangements to do the Wailua River kayak trip on Thursday to the Secret Falls. (Not sure what makes it secret because I think a zillion people a day go.) So, the last two big days - Wed and Thurs have scheduled activities. Still want to get to the lighthouse to see the bird sanctuary, especially now that we're armed with the bird book.
If you have a little extra cash buried in the backyard, there are condos here from about $269,000. (leasehold, whatever that means... probably that there are lots of extra charges after you buy the place.) Bring a needle and you could string your own leis and sell them by the roadside to make a little extra cash for the house payment. The flowers grow right off the patio and fall on the ground. I think we're going go find some beaches this afternoon.... plus I think it's my duty to try another shave ice somewhere.