Snorkeling pictures

before I braved the water


the crazy white man!


I was trying not to freak out!


brain coral


Humuhumunukunuku apua'a Hawaii's state fish


big fish


They were so tame, you could be inches away from them and
they wouldn't swim away!


Parrot fish


this is the true color of the water, all the other pictures look hazy
but it was this blue and this clear. I'm glad I braved the snorkel!

Hawaii part 3: Oahu

Oahu!


No wind blowing, it was hot hot hot!

The bell

artificial reef

looking down into the window

the names. the long list of names.

the part that made me cry.

oil

mighty mo

the steep cliffs of an old volcano

the banyan tree at the Hale Koa Hotel

making a lei at the luau

nick with his head band

grace liked it too

finally a great picture!

hanauma bay- great for snorkling!

bay from the cliff. look at all those people!

honolulu night lights

honolulu fireworks!

again

Historical hike up diamond head.

with all the stairs!

310 to be exact!

view from top of diamond head

Hawaii part 2: Maui

We were only on maui for less than 24 hours, long enough to eat 2 pineapples, great Korean barbecue, go to the beach for a morning swim and mark to play a round of golf with Jae.


Plumeria growing on a tree outside Jae's condo.

Paddle boarding... ever heard of it? really hard from the looks of it!!

North shore Maui, where the windsurfers go

reef area near windsurfers

one of 2 out that day. there was a storm coming in from the
south so all the windsurfers were on the south side.

Beautiful red flowered trees that were all over the island!

Hawaii part 1: The Big Island

In the garden at the hotel.

Lookout over the active crater at Kilauea.

Deep into the Thurston lava tube.

The light at the end of the tunnel!

The rain forest


Pahoehoe lava

lava pouring into the ocean

Steam from lava entering the ocean

my first helicopter ride

Helicopter view of lava-ocean interaction

Pahoehoe catches the light, A'a doesn't

8 miles to entry point (we didn't make that hike!)

sea arch

view straight down... scary!

Lava closed the road!