Day 4 in Paridise

Day 4 was our FAVORITE Day!

We went dolphin watching and snorkeling on the Hoku Nai'a boat tour.

We went out on the boat in the morning. It was beautiful to go along the coast of Oahu.

We learned that the dolphins stay on the south, west side of the island because there is little runoff from rain into the ocean. Because of this, the water is very clear, which is what the dolphins like.

There was a pod of  about 30 dolphins that we were able to see. We also saw a sea turtle while we were watching the dolphins.

It was so fun to see them swim around the boat. They also jumped out of the water.

We stayed in the area for about an hour and watched the dolphins.

After we were done, we headed back to the shore to take some of the people back. We had yummy burgers that they cooked on a huge grill on the back of the boat.

After dropping of some of the passengers, we headed back out to snorkel.

I was definitely nervous to be out in the ocean with just a little vest on to keep me safe. 

When we got in, it was really cold, but it didn't take long to get use to the temperature and really enjoy all that we were able to see. Right when I got in I looked down and saw a sting ray on the bottom of the ocean. Doug and I stayed close together. 

Soon after we got in, a turtle swam up to the top. Doug and I quickly swam over to the area that it was at. The turtle swam right at Doug and I. Our guide told us not to touch it because it was against the law.

Doug and I tried to get out of the way. It swam right between us. It was so close to us... UNBELIEVABLE!

We were able to swim around for almost an hour and just look down and see lots of different fish.

We got back in the boat and headed to a different area to try and see more dolphins and get to snorkel more. We were able to swim for another 45 minutes in the water.

This was definitely the highlight of our trip!

One of the guides swam down and got an octopus to show us.

Doug coming up out of the water...great adventure!

Day 3 in Paridise

We hiked to the top of Diamond Head

 On our way to the top.

We had to climb lots of stairs to get to the top.

View from the top.

Looking over Honolulu

Looking back into the volcano crater.

After our hot hike we needed something nice and cold to cool us down. YUM!

Next we headed up the coast to the Blow Hole. This area along the coast was BEAUTIFUL!!! We could have sat all day and watched the waves crash against the rocks.

Next we drove to Kailua. We had lunch at a pizza shop and then rented a double kayak. I was very nervous at first. I knew that I wasn't very strong or good at paddling. What if the waves started to take us out sea. Once we looked at where we put in our kayak, I decided that we would be okay.

We were told to paddle out to the island that we could see, but  told that past that the current would get a little stronger.

Here is Doug taking that kayak back to the place we rented it from.

We survived and had a great time!

The last thing we did was walk along Waikiki Beach. It was so peaceful to walk along the beach and put our feet in the ocean.

Day 3 was such a great day. We packed as much as we possible could into the day.