so thursday, dad and i got up really early and went snorkeling at hanauma bay. it was pretty epic. i saw a sea turtle, an octopus (which changed colors when it moved. freaky), and a whole bunch of fish i couldn't begin to name.
i know i look awful, but gimme a break, i just got out of the water.
after a shower and some itch cream (my new best friend, since this little chain of events) we drove down the coast a bit and saw the blowhole and some other stuff not far from the bay.
it's like old faithful, only not as faithful or as big or a geyser. so i guess it's really not like old faithful at all...
don't judge me, i'm on vacation
this is max. he's a sea turtle. just in case you didn't notice that on your own.
after some time at the track we went shopping at the international marketplace which has this huge banyan tree growing right in the middle of it. someone told me it was illegal for them to cut it down so they just let it grow.
the shopping is good too. it's just a bunch of vendors who like to haggle. little do they know, i do too.
friday we drove around the island. first we went to the dole pineapple plantation where i discovered that pineapples grow on bushes, not trees.
then we went up toward the north shore and stopped at shark cove. i didn't see any sharks, but i did see these little guys
and decided i would live here
i was hoping to get some pics of the banzai pipeline, but the waves were lame, so we stopped by the temple instead.
view of the temple
view from the temple
i was looking for a big conclusion to my trip and i found it across the street from my hotel. turns out, the hilton does a fireworks show every friday night. nice. fireworks in paradise? check. done and done.
we left really early on saturday and i was NOT happy about it, but the honolulu airport is the coolest airport i've ever been in. and i've been in a lot of airpoirts, so that's saying something. ever seen something like this in your airport?
i didn't think so.
i want to go back. maybe forever.
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