the windward coast

birdies!
dolphins!


byodo-in temple

this temple was constructed without a single nail

waikiki beach, dusk

today has been one of our favorite days.

we decided to explore east oahu and up the windward coast. we spent some time at a sea life park where the dolphins put on a show. ida oohed and aahhhed at the sparrows on the stadium seats. it was funny that the birds grabbed her attention and not the 500 pound dolphins flying through the air. we did see a "whalfin" there, which was a cross between a dolphin and a killer whale {an unplanned pregnancy that occurred there at the facility}. that whalfin was the highlight for me. it looked like a dolphin but was dark grey and had a killer whale dorsal fin. sweet "accident".

when we left there we began to drive and the mountains around us grew taller and greener and funky and the shoreline became insane and all of the sudden we were in this amazing town, kaneohe. there was a place called the "valley of the temples" that i had wanted to visit which happened to be there. it was amazing. c.j. claimed that it was the most beautiful place he had ever been to in his life. i would have to say, it just may well have been.

we ended the night strolling around honolulu and finally walking on the sands of waikiki beach. it was a great day.