Eel, it's what's for dinner.

When I first moved to Hawaii I was really annoyed with all of the people who were SO afraid to go play in the water because they were afraid a Shark would eat them. How many shark attacks have you really heard of and how many people go in the water everyday and are never bit? Come on!

But then some jerk ruined my life and told me that they were not afraid of sharks but that they were afraid an eel would bite them and latch on to their arm. I immediately adopted that fear right then and there and for the past 4 and a half years thought the worst thing that could ever happen would be to have an eel bite me in the water.

Have you ever seen their face up close...SCARY! No wonder Ariel was afraid of Ursula's helpers.


So anyway, I was surfing at Turtle Bay last night and I was pretty close to the reef shelf. I was laying on my board and this thing hops by my face and I sat up really fast. It slithered down my board and I started SCREAMING! My first thought was Blue Bubble tail (but this is too fat), no it's a Snake (no snakes in hawaii), then it's an EEL! get it off! My one true nightmare. As it slithered toward my crotch I started swinging my hands at it to keep it away. I felt a tug on my bathing suit and had visions of it going into my suit so I jumped off my board to safety. What safety? Now I have no idea where it is so I yanked my board towards me, jumped on it and rode the next wave to shore...shaking the whole way. It was a darker gray color with a hint of blue and maybe a foot long and as fat as a water hose, so I think the eels in the pictures (taken at Sharks Cove) are maybe what it looked like close up. I've heard some Hawaiians say that Turtles and sharks and other animals may be your ancestor come to protect you. No offense EEL, but if you are my ancestor...then I want protection from you!



And the ladies above have nothing to do with eels. I just wanted to catch your eye so you'd read my post!