Hawaii - Chapter Four

Today was a state holiday in Hawaii - Prince Kuhio Day. Unfortunately Will had to work, but Landon and his girlfriend Sarah were off and spent the day playing with me. We hiked two miles up to Makapu'u lighthouse expecting to catch spectacular views of the island...

 

Landon and me at the top of the hike.

Not only did we see these great sights, we also saw lots and lots of whales!!! They were very close to the island, closer than Sarah (who has grown up in Hawaii) has ever seen them before. Sorry I didn't get any shots of them.. they are too quick and far between. They were so close, we even heard one of the whales make a loud noise as it blew air out of his blowhole. wow.

After that, we bought mahi mahi sandwiches at a local take-out and brought them to Bellows beach in Waimanalo. It was gorgeous.

We showered and enjoyed March Madness for the afternoon at Buffalo Wild Wings.

Tonight we attended "Art after Dark" at the Honolulu Academy of Arts. It was fun to enjoy drinks, meet new friends and see Warhol and Picasso. After that we went to the famous Duke's - a bar where locals and tourists share meals and drinks together. I had fish tacos with guacamole.. SO GOOD.

Tomorrow Will and I are going to try to fit in lots of adventures.. snorkeling, surfing, kayaking, a sunset and who knows what else!