for the past 10 days, Diamond Head has been absolutely packed in the early mornings! BUT, yesterday i woke up at 4am and there was heavy rain, lightning, and loud thunder. i wanted to exercise anyway and was surprised how empty it was! gosh, i wish it rained every morning! it was the least crowded day every since this coronavirus started. i scored! 
back to the lost dog. i came home and seen this dog running down my street without a leash. then i seen a Japanese girl walk by 2 minutes later. i assumed it was her dog. then she passed me and a minute later, i seen the dog running straight for me. i froze! she came up after and i asked her if it was her dog. she said no. i yelled for my brother, he ran out and after he saw the dog, the got scared too. haha. so he threw the girl the leash. i told my brother to grab the leash and bring the dog home. he said “you do it.” i said no way. so the girl came to my house and tied the dog to the pole. she must have thought my brother and i were idiots. haha…
i turned on the water and he was super thirsty. of course i stayed 6′ away. social distancing! haha. small dogs scare me, but big dogs freak me out. i’d rather paddle into a 40′ wave than walk a scary dog like this. 
look at Beachwalk! totally empty and totally closed. i couldn’t believe it…
people ask me my opinion about the coronavirus. so far we have 517 cases, and 9 deaths. our government is doing a good job and i think things will get better soon. hopefully by June, Hawaii should be back to normal. but until then, exercise, wear a mask, social distance, and always look forward…
