Flying to a island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, thousands of miles away from anything familiar, can be a bit disorienting for a small rabbit. One of the group's first priorities upon their arrival was to get acquainted with the island by making the most of their rental car while they still had it.
After arriving to their presumed future home base, West Maui (exact location to be determined), they cruised up the windy narrow cliffside road to reach Maui's most northerly point. They hopped out of the car here and there to explore some semi-established footpaths leading down to the turbulent sea. The sharp black lava rock twinkled in the sunlight from the speckles of inlaid olivine crystals.
Just adjacent to the rough, crashing waters they found some peaceful tide pools, some only inches deep and others seemingly bottomless. All flourished with life, whether with reef fish like convict tang or just scummy algal growth. While a guidebook had mentioned that some of these pools provided good swimming, Fluffy and her friends all thought that the pools were already too crowded, even though they were the only humans and rabbits present. They also considered the potential impacts of residue from their sunscreen, lotion, sweat, etc., and figured that they would enjoy this delicately balanced microcosmic ecosystem by looking only. Fluffy enjoyed peering though the clear waters in hopes of catching the eye of one of these mysterious Hawaiian sea critters, unlike any she had met in Alaska or Washington. Perhaps she would need to take up scuba diving...
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