Aloha from Hawaii!

As you can tell, we like jumping off things. This is a waterfall that Sam is flying off of.

Taking a dip in to Queen's Bath, a turquoise swimming hole filled with colorful fish on the rough ocean waves.

We left paradise for paradise, went from Bula to Aloha; Alo- to confront, be in the presence of, Ha- the sacred breath. We started off staying in a hotel for a couple nights in Lihue, Kauai. Our hotel had the towels to the Marriott resort right on the beach, so we went ahead and used their amazing swimming pool and spas. Now we are in Kapaa with Phil, a native Hawaiian who suprises us everyday by guiding us to amazing waterfalls and ocean swimming holes. He lived in the jungle for two years and is very connected to the land here, and he took us out in to the jungle, showed us how to harvest bambooo, and make flutes from them! His life is about keeping traditional music, dance, and awareness of the abundance of our land alive for the next generation. Yesterday we harvested buckets full of huge, sweet grapefruits which we have been living on.We feel blessed that he is teaching us how to play all these instruments, fire dance, and live in the Aloha spirit! We went to one of his shows, it was like the Cirque de Soleil of Luau's. Amazing hula and fire dancing, and we had an all you can eat buffet with traditional foods, a good night. A highlight was when we took a cadamoran along the Napali coast and saw whales breaching, dolphins, and we even swam with sea turtles, and the best thing, we (accidently) got the whole day for free :) Such an incredible coast line, we hope to hike the challenging Kalalau valley trail soon if weather permits.
ALO-HA!!