Having a whale of a time in Hawaii

We (Mark and Diane) hiked out to another black sand beach, and saw dozens of Humpback Whales jumping out of the water just offshore.

Trip to the top of the volcano

We drove to the top of Mauna Kea, the highest spot on the Big Island to watch the sunset. The views were amazing, and the effects of high altitude and low oxygen were obvious - see the photo below of Andrew taking his first rest stop only a couple hundred yards from the car. Stiil, good times were had by all, and the sunset was spectacular.

Oh, and yes, Andrew was wearing his pyjama bottoms.

Our first Starfruit harvest

We picked our first starfruit from the tree I gave Diane for Christmas.

OMG! Andrew what have you done??!!

Andrew swims with dolphins

Andrew's new car

Our New Years Day Swim

Wow! What a way to start off the new year. We (Mark and Diane) went to go snorkeling, and were greeted by the biggest pod of dolphins yet. There was well over fifty dolphins circling us at one point, sometimes swimming past us almost close enough to touch, and the water was so deep we couldn't see the bottom. I still can't believe I took these photos . . . .