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So I'm in Hawaii visiting my husband for a week. It's pretty out here, I like it. I'm not used to hearing the ocean all the time yet. We went snorkeling on Sunday, and I will admit to being a little scared. The beach we were at was very rocky, so you had to be careful where you put your feet. I panicked, and I couldn't touch the bottom, and I couldn't just swim straight towards the shore because of all the rocks. I'm pretty sure some of the people at the beach thought I was a moron.

But I have gotten some sun, so that's nice.

The view from our parking lot is pretty sweet:



You can see the same view from our balcony, but the walls of the balcony are sort of high, and I'm sort of short, so... yeah.

I saw a sea turtle. He had just surfaced and I was trying to dig my phone out of my pocket. He was kind enough to surface again so I could get a picture.



The geckos love our sliding doors on the balcony.



And coconut island is serious business.



I really wanted to see some lava at Volcano National Park, but we didn't have time to drive anywhere that it might or might not have been. Instead, we saw a bunch of steam rising out of the Kilauea Caldera. There's probably lava down there, somewhere...



And then we walked through a lava tube.



The rest of my pictures are either ocean or Hawaiian flora that I found pretty.

But anyway. No, I'm not dead, sorry to disappoint.

Little safety tip: always carry at least two cushions when near lava to secure your escape route.

Glad you're enjoying Hawaii. If you're into shopping it might be a good idea to try to find a local bazaar to visit. Because it's so culturally different from the mainland there's a fair amount of unusual nick knacks and style clothes on display.

Oh, I have visited the farmer's market here. It's so awesome, that's where I got the mgambo (velvet seeds) necklace.

ETA: Cushions?



They are some big @#%^ing leaves, my friend. It rained here all day today and I heard one fall. It was like someone dropped a rock, I swear it.

Edited, Sep 16th 2011 1:01am by Belkira

I apparently don't get it.

The floor, she is lava.

I still use it as an excuse to not get out of bed before the alarm clock, apparently.

Awesome pics, I'm also on the list of people jealous of you.

Very nice!

I first read that sign as "Beware of Falling Coconuts and Friends".

I think I'm going to Las Vegas end of next month. It's no Hawaii, but it'll do.

A lot of people who live in Hawaii vacation in Vegas.

Those signs are in Vegas.

pretty cool pics.

This thread is desperately jonesing for some Belkira-on-Pikko action.

Just putting that out there.