We ventured south from our mango-coffee farm to go to the most southern point of the United States, South Point on the Big Island. Historians believe it's the first place the ancient polynesians landed when they discovered Hawaii. We thought we'd have a nice picnic, experience the vastness of the Pacific Ocean all around us, and generally enjoy the ambience. What we received was something quite different, and much more wonderful: when we got to the most southern point, we started seeing blows from humpback whales -- first one, then a couple, then ten, then an entire arc of whales blowing, breaching, tail- and fin-slapping all around us.
We were absolutely giddy. No "whale watching" cruise could have matched the beauty of seeing these families of whales from shore. The rest of the trip -- gravy!
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