Valentine's Day

We tried to go out diving for lobster on Monday, which would have been the perfect Valentine's dinner, but our friend Vinny's boat wouldn't work. We got it in the water, started it up, and then it wouldn't go into gear. Bummer. On Valentine's Day we lounged around for a bit, then we headed down to the beach to do a little sailing. We rented a hobie cat so we could play around in the bay. It had gotten a bit cloudy out to the west, but the rental guy figured the rain would hold off a bit since there was a nice sea breeze coming from the east. About 30 seconds after we launched from the beach it started raining. O-Well, what are you going to do about it. Dave sailed the little cat around, figuring out how to maneuver it in the light wind and heavy rain, and Jill enjoyed the bumpy,wet ride. We really enjoyed ourselves and had a good time despite the weather. We stayed out about 20 minutes, then came in soaking wet from rain and waves. Luckily we got a voucher to return for a re-do on another day. For Valentine's dinner we went to a restaurant in Paihia (about 5 minutes from our house) called Only Seafood Restaurant. It does't seem like very many people celebrate Valentine's Day here, so we got right in and had a nice dinner. Then it was back to our apartment. The End