The Countdown Has Begun!

With only two weekends left of my Hawaiian life I am desperate to pack as much as possible in.  We had a full house over the weekend with two friends of Jenn's, three friends of Em's, and two friends of Tim's.  Gladly, we escaped the weekend with everyone getting along and a lot of fun was had.  Friday night was pretty relaxed.  Tim threw both Kelli and I in the pool and then sadly, Kel fell and gashed her knee open.  She is on the mend though and ready to hang out with me tomorrow on our day off!  Saturday I hung out at the house soaking up the sun, swimming in the pool, and cooking while each of the groups were out in the island hanging out.  They all got back to the house around 1 and we fired up the grill to eat before heading down to Waikiki for their famous booze cruise.  Everybody was a little shocked that Jenn and I had not done it yet.  It was amazing - the view of Waikiki from the water is unbelievable and we were able to spot some whales as well.  Afterward, we headed to Dukes to partake in some of their famous Mai Thais.  It was a riot for all.

Sunday was spent relaxing and preparing for the work week ahead but I was lucky enough on Tuesday to squeeze in with Em and her friends on a flight around the island.  He took us all over Oahu and then over to Molokai.  It was one of my most favorite things I have done here to date.  The island is just so beautiful.  He spotted some whales playing around in the water so flew down close to the water to check them out - of course I went crazy over it.  See captions below on all the things we were able to see.  We got to see all the sights while listening to Bruddah Iz :).

We caught a portion of the whale as he was going back into the water

Kaena Point (most western point of Ohau

Chinamen's Hat

Lepper Coloby on Molokai - 12 Leppers still love there!  Moloai is inhabitted by 6000 residence who all live off the agriculture the island brings in - pineapple and coffe.  They do not like white people much and are very protective of their land.  No resorts on the island and public beaches are for locals only - I wanna go!

Papaula Falls on Molokai.  This island bears the brunt of the ocean so the cliffs are staggering.  One waterfall plunges 2900 feet straight of the island and into the ocean.

molokai pali