On our way to the snorkel/SCUBA time at Molokini Crater, we saw a threesome of humpback whales, cruising along near our boat. Not only were they VERY close, it was late enough in the season that the ship's crew was really surprised to see them (we'd heard them on our second day snorkeling, singing to each other, but only when our ears were below the surface of the water).
Ain't he handsome, folks?
The Iao Needle, which apparently the early Hawaiians believed was the god of the ocean's willy. Why he'd put it here was anyone's guess.
I liked the way the vines seemed to embrace the tree (so apropos for a honeymoon!), but apparently it's a fig vine, smothering the tree and killing it slowly from without. I choose not to compare this to marriage in any way, shape, or form.
We went off the path (which is forbidden, though there was a pretty wide trail which presumes we had lots of company) and came to a wide part of the river/creek that had been laboriously dammed to create a lovely set of pools.
I loved the sun. The cool fresh water (not sticky, like salt water) was really pleasant too.
A mini taro root field, also at the Iao Needle.
Local kids, taking their lives in their hands and plunging into the not-that-deep pool beneath this bridge.
My artsy shot of a fern. Fiddlesticks!
Ain't he handsome, folks?
The Iao Needle, which apparently the early Hawaiians believed was the god of the ocean's willy. Why he'd put it here was anyone's guess.
I liked the way the vines seemed to embrace the tree (so apropos for a honeymoon!), but apparently it's a fig vine, smothering the tree and killing it slowly from without. I choose not to compare this to marriage in any way, shape, or form.
We went off the path (which is forbidden, though there was a pretty wide trail which presumes we had lots of company) and came to a wide part of the river/creek that had been laboriously dammed to create a lovely set of pools.
I loved the sun. The cool fresh water (not sticky, like salt water) was really pleasant too.
A mini taro root field, also at the Iao Needle.
Local kids, taking their lives in their hands and plunging into the not-that-deep pool beneath this bridge.
My artsy shot of a fern. Fiddlesticks!
1 comment:
Nifty! I love the video of the whales. They were close, how cool is that?!
Also, you look like a little water nymph next to the forbidden stream :)
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