Sunday, January 01, 2012

2012 - Happy New Year

Wow... what a way to start off the new year. 

The last day of 2011 was a day that was very well spent.  I am currently in the country of the Big Island - with no cell phone reception, 3500 feet above sea level.  However, when I arrived, the weather was nice and warm - surprisingly Hilo was warmer than Honolulu.  Immediately, after a quick breakfast break Summer and I went to the beach - not just any beach, a beach accessible after a 2.5 mile hike through the jungle.  Needless to say it was completely worth it.  Here are some pictures!

Here is a picture of us enjoying a coconut - one that I opened with my bare hands.  Which isn't too hard actually.  The coconut with its husk is a huge coconut, you want to hit both ends along a shark rock to soften it, you'll need a bit of physical force to peel off the husk - then to access the juice, you strike the widest part of the coconut against the rock - not super hard, but enough to create a crack on it and just follow it around. and voila!  You get some juice and lots of yummy coconut!



After the beach... thai food, a long 1.5 drive - which of course, I napped the whole time... it was relax time, and of course party time.  What a better way to ring in the New Years than with a small group of people and of couse cosmos and green apple martinis.

(MORE PICTURES WILL BE POSTED UPON RETURN TO OAHU)

Happy New Year everyone!

Mahalo for reading.

Until next time.