Last Day

So my parents decided it would be best to take a red eye home so we could spend the entire day in Hawaii! so first we woke up and got breakfast nothing to exciting!


then we drove to pali lookout nothing to exciting! my mom said that usually it is super windy up there and that you get practically blown away! it wasn't windy at all so i thought maybe she was a little crazy!


then we drove down some random beautiful roads! basically if it looked interesting or pretty we drove down it!!

a couple of the roads had beautiful tree tunnels it was amazing the picture doesn't really show it!


then we went off to hike the light house!

it was so fun! i love hiking! most of the path was paved which is not quite as fun but then when we got to the top of the path there was still more that could be climbed with these cool bunkers and stuff!


so we made our own path and started hiking it probably is not really supposed to be walked on at all but it was a lot of fun and from the top we could see all the sides of the island awesome!!

one of the bunkers was covered in graffiti inside!

i saw this cool flower on the way up!

view to the north shore!! oh and from the top we could see the other islands Molokai and lanai and supposedly on a clear day you can even see Maui

And while we were up there i saw a mongoose sooooo... cool it moved before i could take a picture but i found one on google in case you have never seen one before because i hadn't

the one i saw was bigger than this though!!

so then we drove down to the north shore! we wanted to go to these cool old surf towns and surf shops they were really cool!!!

WE ate lunch at killer tacos so good!!! it reminded me of chipotle cuz they make it however you want in front of you! but it was totally this hole in the wall Mexican restaurant that was soooo... good!!!! i would totally suggest going there!!

then we continued to just drive around everywhere! we went as far as we could go to the west and while we were there we saw them filming lost which was pretty cool i guess! i don't watch the show so it wasn't that amazing!!

Then it was back to the hotel to shower and eat and then off to the airport!

so i saw this sign for a highway! like like hwy. it is pronounced differently in Hawaiian but i still think it was funny maybe i was just really tired!

so the flight was good i guess i took a Tylenol pm hoping to fall asleep of course i only got and hour and a half and we landed at 6:30 am so i am now exhausted! so dumb!!!

Oahu

So i am a day behind again sorry i am horrible at this thing oh well!

so yesterday we flew from beautiful Kauai to Oahu. Oahu is mostly this huge city and very touristy blah. but we soon found out that some of the island is very beautiful too!

we rented a car and decided to drive to the north shore! dad and i really wanted to see pipeline because the triple crown is going on right now and there was a huge swell that just came in! so off we drove

45 minutes later we were on the opposite side of the island on the way to pipeline we stopped at shark cove! (really we stopped cuz there was a bathroom and from there found out that it was a big cove pretty cool!)
Then we kept driving down the coast and came along this part of the beach between houses that there were lots of people watching the water so we decided lets get out and check out what's going on! we did and found out we were at pipeline!

the waves were huge!!!!! so dad took some pictures of the guys surfing here are a few!

Then we continued on down the coast to find somewhere to eat! on the way we saw a light house so we decided to stop at this little pier thing and take some pictures!

on the pier was this big garage shed thing we had no idea what it was for until this guy drove up and opened it!

come to find out that it had these real submarines in it! they are used for the university of Hawaii and the ocean institute there!! it was amazing! the guy that opened the door talked to us for a while about all the things they have been doing they were on discovery channel and everything it was soooooo... cool!

This is my mom and i and terry( the guy that runs them!!)


So then we went to the turtle bay hotel to eat lunch! this is one of my moms little Burger things look you can see the legs of the crab!
So then we drove a little more just looking around and taking pictures!!

then we drove back to the hotel to go get some dinner and do some shopping! we walked to the alamoana shopping center which was just down the street for dinner! we went to barns and noble and look what i bought!

It the bible in pidgin! so cool!!!

then we walked to the hard rock cafe for dessert! it was only another few blocks away!

then as we were walking back to our hotel we got a little lost it was kind of crazy but pretty fun!!!! what an exciting day!!

Rainy Day

So it's been raining on and off all day! it rained all night last night so it's rather wet outside! we were supposed to hike the Napali coast today but the trail is closed because of severe weather!

So today we just hung out. we drove down to tunnels and around the north shore to look at the waves! they are huge! we got some pictures but you really need to be here to understand!

Here are some pictures! Enjoy!

So in case you were curious...

Have you ever seen in Hawaii people do the Shaka sign or on movies?

Well i researched the origin of this sign!

One theory credited the gesture to Kalili Hamana, who lost the three middle fingers of his right hand while working at the Sugar Mill. Hamana was then shifted to guarding the sugar train, and his all-clear wave of thumb and pinkie is said to have evolved over the years into the "Shaka".

There are a few other theories but this is the most likely one that is told most places!

Then we went and got Shace ice from coconut grove! they have the best ones!! :)

Beautiful Friday!

Today was pretty cool!

I got up and sat on the lanai and spent some time with Jesus!! it was awesome!

Psalm 33:4

"For the word of the LORD is right and true; he is faithful in all he does"

Then after breakfast we went to the beach (what else do you do in Hawaii!)

it was a beautiful day for the beach! the sun was warm and the water was perfect!

then we decided to stop over at hanalei cuz the surf was huge!!!

we watched the surfers for a while dad took tons of pictures

then we got some shave ice! yes we get it everyday! yesterdays at the coconut grove marketplace was the best so far on the trip!

then we walked down to hidden beach it's crazy to get to!

you have to walk down this super steep stair case on the side of this cliff

we got bitten by a ton of mosquito's while we were there which sucked but oh well!

by the way Adrian says "love peace and chicken grease" "Shaka bra"

Go watch this video it's these really cool plants!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9HvMweUn_8

Happy Turkey Day from Hawaii!!!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!! there is lots to be thankful for!!

for me this year thanksgiving has been the best thanksgiving ever!! and the food wasn't even that amazing!!

we decided to kayak today! we used to be able to rent kayaks from this place and then kayak the wialua river by ourselves but now they make you go on a guided tour kind of dumb but whatever!

It was a lot of fun! we kayaked up the river and then hiked to secret falls it was beautiful! at the waterfall is this little swimming hole and you can swim and go under the waterfall and everything it was really fun!!

This is the waterfall we stood swam under!

This is us standing under and behind the waterfall

it was so much pressure but it was a lot of fun!!!

then we kayaked back down the river and got shave ice! this was so far the best shave ice we have had mostly because it was real shave ice where as all the rest have been just crushed ice!!

After our shave ice we picked up dinner! (we ordered it "pre-made" from foodland) we then brought it home and had to cook it! so dumb but whatever!

all in all it was a great thanksgiving!!!

What a Crazy Day!!!

so today we decided to go to this waterfall off this random path. it's called Kipu Falls. This is a beautiful place and you can jump off the waterfall! I jumped off it last year and it was so much fun! today i didn't feel like jumping it was rather windy and i didn't want to get cold.

The path to the waterfall is literally this jungle path.

so while we were at the waterfall just chillin enjoying the time this guy came down the trail and asked if we had a silver van? we told him yes and he continued to say that someone had broken into it and the back window was completely smashed! we rushed to the car to see that yes it had been broken in to.

thankfully we had all our valuables (cameras, wallets, etc.) with us! well sera left her purse under the seat but it was still in the exact same place that we left it with everything in it! so we had to call the insurance company (which took forever) then call the cops (which took a long time but not as long) then call the rental company. it was crazy

Waiting for the police to get there to do a report!

so after we took the car back to the rental place and got a new one we decided let's go get some shave ice! mmmmm... my favorite! there were some seals on the beach there and it was beautiful!

Then we went to spouting rock! which is this cool place where water spouts through a hole in this rock it makes the coolest sound too!! and there were chicken lots and lots of chickens and a few baby chicks!

then we drove around some more and came home (well back to the condo)!

by the way i am absolutley miserable! i have atleast 20 mosquito bites (not an exageration i counted this morning and i had 19)

if you don't already know i am allergic to mosquitos so all of my bites are swollen and red and gross! i feel like i have chicken pox! so dumb!

More Powerful than the Queen

so yesterday (sorry i am a day behind) was fun!! We went to Anini Beach it was beautiful as all the beaches are here!! :) my dad had his own island which was hilarious and i was able to just sit and hangout in the peace and listen to the sound of the ocean and nap! and there were all these little crabs coming out of the ground it was so cool! although i am realizing it kind of sucks to be a 5th wheel although that means there is lots of Jesus time!!

After our trip to the beach we decided to walk 2 miles to the queens bath.

basically it's this place where all this lava rock is right on the ocean and the waves crash into it and stuff basically just look at the pictures!

It is such a beautiful powerful place. i stood right on the edge where the waves weren't crashing. i watched as the huge swells smashed into the rocks it was intense and well a little scary! I couldn't help but think about how incredibly powerful God is. That this is only a tiny bit of His power. it's crazy!!!

I also saw this little flower in all the lava rock! it was cool to see how this little pretty flower could root itself in between the lava and be beautiful in the midst of darkness.

Beautiful Kauai!

So finally we are here in Kauai! away from the big city and everything!!

side note one thing i forgot to mention about the wedding yesterday!... while the bride and groom were walking back down the isle she dropped her ring in the grass it was crazy everyone was searching for it and everything! they did find it without to much searching but it was hilarious that she lost it so soon! a little big i guess?

so anyway Kauai *Sigh*

it's beautiful Mom, Dad, and i went to the beach for a little bit and walked around

This is a little crab we found! there were big ones but they move to fast to take a picture of!

There are little things living in those shells that move in and out it was crazy!!!

then drove around everywhere till we found this amazing spot to sit and wait for Sera and Adrian to call us to pick them up!

then we went shopping for groceries so now we have food!

then we ate and went to the spa all in all a pretty good day! Beach Tomorrow!!

Oh yea so normal thing in Kauai!! you see chickens and roosters walking around everywhere and i mean everywhere!!!! and they wake you up in the morning!!

and by the way there is this guy or girl in the condo next to us who was playing the trumpet (not very well) this morning around 9am so dumb!!!

and there was this old (like80) guy stretching by the beach this morning with no shirt pushing his little grand daughter in a stroller it was funny at the time!!