For Christmas this year, Mike surprised me with a trip to Oahu, Hawaii (bless him, bless surprises, bless the existence of exotic lands far from these icy tundras clouded by impenetrable smog). The man had been keeping it a secret for months. And we were there. Just a week ago. Looking out of my window at this blustery and snow dusted landscape, this fact is difficult to imagine. Just a week ago. Just a week ago we hiked through tropical rain forests with leaves as big as my body to crystalline falls careening over mossy rocks...Just a week ago we bought fresh passion fruit and papaya off of the side of the road for a few bucks (I can almost feel the sticky, sweet juice on my fingers)....Just a week ago we cruised with the top down (bless the easy-going Hertz rental man who upgraded us at two o'clock in the morning from a Ford Focus to a Mustang Convertible for free...it was way cooler) past mountains so velvety green, lush and jagged that they seemed to have burst through the belly of creation only moments before....Just a week ago we sat on sun-warmed, white sand and watched the blazing sun slowly set into the impossibly blue ocean...Just a week ago we dined on banana pancakes doused in macadamia nut cream and delights at Alan Wong's so delicious and delicate the mouth can hardly comprehend...Just a week ago we swam in Hanauma Bay with swarms of bright and strange fish and a sea turtle who darted surprisingly fast through the turquoise waters. Just a week ago. Sigh. Oh that time travel were an option.
Here are a few pictures from our snorkeling adventure. More pictures of our trip to follow.
8 comments:
The snorkling masks add so much to your natural beauty.
Aah, I wish I could time travel back to your week ago too:)
I'm so jealous. I just love Hawaii and really want to go with Michael. I think we might go in May. We'll probably go to both Maui and Oahu.
You're killing me here. It's 5*F in Kalispell with five inches of new snow (that's on top of the five+ feet we got last month!), and you're posting pictures like that, in mid January. I repeat, "You're killing me here!"
Glad you had a wonderful time you cute kids.
What a smart guy. I'm impressed!
And I love the pictures!
See, the problem with a Christmas gift like that is you can't get any better. Mike should have waited. I plan on taking Gina to Hawaii when we are 50. In the meantime, they'll be a blender here, and a waffle iron there, but I am building up to a crescendo. Tell Mike to call me if he wants some more advice.
What a prince. Glad you soaked some sun.
Although this Ben fellow might have a point ...
How very, very lovely.
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