Day 3 began with the highlight of our trip, swimming with the sharks. OK, so we were in a cage and they were swimming all around us, but it was still the coolest thing EVER! Seeing sharks in their natural habitat is so much better than seeing them in an aquarium. We took a 15 minute boat ride out to the middle of the ocean, put on our snorkel gear and then climbed into a cage that fit 8 of us comfortably (if there is such a thing as comfort when sharks are swimming around you). We were in the cage for about 30 minutes and we just watched them swim around and took a billion pictures. We saw sand bar sharks (5-7 ft long) and Galapagos sharks (7-9 ft long), they were so close to us we could pet them...of course we didn't even try.
We spent the rest of the day traveling the North and East shores checking out all the different beaches. We went to Shark's Cove, ate at Ted's bakery, and even saw some blow holes.
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| Sharks Cove |
Day 4 was the only day we did not go to the beach. We spent the morning at the temple in Laie, it was gorgeous and so peaceful. From the front steps you could see the ocean and all the landscaping to go with it was wonderful.
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| Laie LDS Temple |
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| View from front of temple |
The rest of the day was spent at the Polynesian Cultural Center. There was so much to see and do, I think we only covered about 1/2 of it. We ended the evening with their Luau and then the show "Ha, Breath of Life". All I can say is that it is a must see for everyone, I really wish we could have taken pictures during the show. We were on the 4th row and loved the ending with all the men without shirts doing fire dancing!! (I loved the men without shirts and Travis loved the fire!)
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| "Princess" and "Warrior" |
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| Wish I could do that! |
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| Luau Entertainment |
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| The pig we had for dinner! |
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| Parade with canoes representing the different islands |
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| 4th row at "Ha, Breath of Life" |
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