The last day we went on a fishing trip... 8 hours on the water, looking for Mahi Mahi, Ahi Tuna, Wahoo, and some other big fish. Don't get Jason started on the sketchiness of this trip, but yes, it was sketchy. BUT on to the good parts of the day... this was the look back at the harbor at the sunrise. Yes, we woke up on vacation BEFORE the sun did!
But it was gorgeous, so I think it was worth it to take up that early. On the right is Diamond Head. That's down where our hotel was.
More sunrise. I love the way the sun is coming through the clouds in this one... it kind of looks like heaven is peaking down...
This is the one and only fish we caught, and I got to reel it in because I drew the number 1 at the beginning of the day... so here I am reeling it in. Mind you, the boat was moving, and I was trying to not fall over!
This is the fish I caught... uh... crud, I forgot what it's called. It's some little tuna... ummm... oh yeah, skipjack tuna. Wahoo, I remembered! It got my shirt all bloody and everything, but hey, I look cool with a big fish in my hands. once again, I'm standing sideways because I was trying not to fall over!
This was the HUGE rainstorm we saw on the way back to the dock at the end of the day. We were surprised at how it just DUMPED on the top of that mountain and didn't move at all... the clouds do that often, they rain themselves out in one spot instead of over an area. The other side of the island (where Waikiki is) was perfectly nice and sunny at that very same moment.
And here's just one more random picture. Look closely, there's a bird by the leg of that chair... and we're IN a restaurant. Cheeseburger In Paradise is an open air restaurant, like many in Hawaii, and birds come and go as they please there. I probably could have caught that bird if I wanted to.
And finally, here's the view of Mt. Rainier we had when we flew back in to SeaTac at the end of our trip... isn't it pretty?! That's even out the airplane window... I'm not really sure how I was able to get such a good picture, but the colors are beautiful!
And that concludes our trip to Hawaii. It was definitely fun, and a return trip will happen someday!
But it was gorgeous, so I think it was worth it to take up that early. On the right is Diamond Head. That's down where our hotel was.
More sunrise. I love the way the sun is coming through the clouds in this one... it kind of looks like heaven is peaking down...
This is the one and only fish we caught, and I got to reel it in because I drew the number 1 at the beginning of the day... so here I am reeling it in. Mind you, the boat was moving, and I was trying to not fall over!
This is the fish I caught... uh... crud, I forgot what it's called. It's some little tuna... ummm... oh yeah, skipjack tuna. Wahoo, I remembered! It got my shirt all bloody and everything, but hey, I look cool with a big fish in my hands. once again, I'm standing sideways because I was trying not to fall over!
This was the HUGE rainstorm we saw on the way back to the dock at the end of the day. We were surprised at how it just DUMPED on the top of that mountain and didn't move at all... the clouds do that often, they rain themselves out in one spot instead of over an area. The other side of the island (where Waikiki is) was perfectly nice and sunny at that very same moment.
And here's just one more random picture. Look closely, there's a bird by the leg of that chair... and we're IN a restaurant. Cheeseburger In Paradise is an open air restaurant, like many in Hawaii, and birds come and go as they please there. I probably could have caught that bird if I wanted to.
And finally, here's the view of Mt. Rainier we had when we flew back in to SeaTac at the end of our trip... isn't it pretty?! That's even out the airplane window... I'm not really sure how I was able to get such a good picture, but the colors are beautiful!
And that concludes our trip to Hawaii. It was definitely fun, and a return trip will happen someday!