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Randie Farish and Sea Quest
October 11, 2006
We met Randie in 1996 on our first trip to The Big
Island. He came to Kona in 1986 and started the first zodiac boat tour company
in Hawaii. In 1996, we just got lucky and took his tour. (He was a
very interesting fellow who was a little larger than life, and I don't mean
size.) We took Sea Quest again in 1998 with Sandra and Ed and had an
equally great time. Then, in 2005 we took Tom and Donna but Randie had sold the
business a few years before and wasn't available. So, we went with Craig and had
a great time yet again.
Click here to see
photos. Also,
The Sea Quest Website. (They have a photo album but mine
is way, way cooler.)
This year, Randie is back leading tours. We chartered his boat
and again, he didn't disappoint. It was one of the real high points of any
vacation, any time, anywhere. Here is the story:
(As usual, click on the little
picture to see the big picture.)
The obligatory Group Photo. Randie in the center, Char and Fran to the right and DJ and
Nowell to the left.
(this is why I love my 10.5 fisheye!) |
He points out lots of interesting scenery.
(a way better photo than the cheesy back shot on their
website.) |
The Kona Coast behind DJ. |
A view out of one of the caves he takes you into. |
Char retrieves Fran's hat. She tried to get rid of it again later in the
day. |
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The Big Dolphin Adventure
Randie heard one of his friends on the radio and off
we went, a couple of miles off shore, to see a pod of hundreds (perhaps
thousands) of spotted dolphins. It was a wild and crazy ride and we got great photos,
which is the entire focus (get it?) of this
site. Randie said, "It looks like a good day to be a dolphin." He
was right. It was a good day to be human, too. |
The start of the Big Dolphin Adventure. |
Randie's head was on a swivel showing us where to look. |
"Dolphins to the right of me... |
... dolphins to the left of me... |
dolphins behind me..." |
... dolphins under the sea...
(pretty darned cool, dontchathink?! Randie had the idea to
hold the camera underwater while we were moving.) |
...leaping dolphins |
...acrobatic dolphins |
...surfing dolphins |
...swimming dolphins |
... and dolphins just being dolphins. |
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Snorkeling Shots
While sightseeing is cool, snorkeling is the reason
for the season. If you ain't agonna snorkel, don't spend the money. |
Hi from me. |
Char loves the Beatles. You can understand why from this photo. As you view
it, sing the following chorus:
"I am the egg man,
We are the egg men,
I am the walrus.
Coo coo ca choo" |
My turtle buddy. |
Scuba people. Kind of cool to watch from above.
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Randie called this "Tang Rock".
(I think he was just pulling my fin.) |
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Hi from DJ. |
This is the scary rock.
(It is called something else but I forgot the name. Go take
Sea Quest and find out for yourself.) |
Well, sometimes a guy's gotta do what a guy's gotta do. Ask Char why he has
such a relieved look on his, well, his face.(Go on...
ask him. I dare you.) |
(OK, young guys, this is who you get to ride with when
you're not with your parents.) |
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