Hawaii - Misc Sub Adventure

Two views one from the balcony and the other from outside the condo.




Hawaiian graffiti. The white rocks are coral. There is miles and miles of this along the roadside near Kona Airport.


Hardened lava to the ocean


A cruise ship on the ocean (where else) as we where eating some lunch.


These next few photos are from under-the-sea. Any bluish tint has to do with how water filters out color from the light or something like that (I don't feel like re-researching it). There really wasn't much to see, at least to take pictures of, and any potentially good shots of fish came out blurred because of low lighting. Anyway, the photos go in an obvious order, from going down in the sub to coming up.

Jennies Engagement Ring

I was searching through iPhoto when I found a photo of Jennie's engagement ring. I don't think I've posted it before and I think its a nice shot. I'm not sure if I've told anyone about the story of finding this ring (other than Jennie and my folks) due to the subject not really coming up. So what is so significant about a basic solitary diamond engagement ring? It isn't a regular size (5, 5 1/2, 6, etc.).

I was looking for a ring downtown at a real jewelry shop (not an overpriced mall one) when this one caught my eye. At the time I wasn't sure if I wanted to ask Jennie to marry me so I just mentally noted the ring and left. I went back about a two weeks later when I was certain I would ask her (ask me sometime how I figured out she was "the one"). I asked the sales rep if they still had the ring and she soon found it. After looking at it for a while I explained what my situation was and that her ring finger was not a standard size (whose is?), but a size between 5 1/2 and 6, specifically 5 3/4. I also told her that because she has thin fingers that both sizes 5 1/2 and 6 don't fit her well. She decided to measure the ring and it turned out to be exactly 5 3/4's! She quickly explained that this was certainly a nice surprise and that since it isn't a standard size it must have been custom made. That is something I really wanted because it isn't just something you could buy anywhere.

God is so amazing. Not only do I have a much more awesome story about how I knew she was the one but I have a great story about how He affirmed that thought even more!

Hawaii - The Big Island (around Hilo)

To start off, this is the airport in Hilo on the Big Island. Completely open air, the little huts are the waiting areas next to the gates ... and I thought the Nashville airport was great!








King Kamehameha's birthplace.




North Hawaii














After exploring the beach we continued up the mountain where the air became very cool and misty. If it weren't for the darn powerlines this would have been one great shot!

Hawaii - Waimea Canyon, Fern Grotto

Updated: 10-6-05

So it's taken me around a month to post more pictures from the trip. Am I sorry? Not really because this is my site. I've just been pretty busy working and catching up on some reading (theological and fictional) among other events going on in my life. Without further ado:

Waimea Canyon (the little Grand Canyon)












When we reached the summit (for lack of a better word) it literally looked like we were on a floating island in the sky.








(This is where a scene from Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark was filmed [at the beginning when Indy is running toward a plane from the natives after getting out of the cave])


Fern Grotto

Hawaii: Getting there, the Napali Coast

Updated: August 13th, 2005

I have finally decided to post some of my Hawai'i trip pictures for your enjoyment. The reason it's taken so long is partly because I am now using OS X (Apple) and partly because I have not had much time to do so with the wedding planning, Jennie going back to school in a month and my full and part-time jobs.

So, what I have decided to do is to update the site on a continuous basis until all of the pictures I want to upload are here for your viewing pleasure.







Jennie's brother Josh


Jennie's grandmother


First morning on the island of Kaua'i and I awoke at 5am. Something told me to get my camera and head out to the beach. Boy, am I glad I did.


















Roosters rule Kaua'i


Waimea Canyon (the little grand canyon)


Jennie's father ... I think this one of the only pictures I have of him.





Spouting Horn is a natural blow hole on the Kaua'i coast

























Crystal clear water. The bottom is about 15-20 ft. from the surface.


This is a lava tube that was filled with magma when it cooled, then the cliff sheared off with a clean break.









More to come in a new post (splitting it up for all you dial-up users).