Today we had quite the adventure! We took a tour of the Leeward and the Windward sides of the island of Oahu and learned just a bit of the history of the island and its people. The Leeward side of Oahu is usually more dry and sunny whereas the Windward side is, well, more windy and wet and really looks a lot like a rainforest. Our tour guide's name was Dwight and was an island native who was an expert when it came to the history of Oahu.
We visited Nu'uanu Pali Lookout today which is one of the windiest points on the island. The winds gust up to 80 mph there and we were literally holding on to one another at times. It was a lot of fun and the views were breathtaking.
The walkway leading up to Nu'uanu Point was filled with wild chickens. Yup, WILD chickens!We also learned today that they have wild hogs, horses, and wildabeast here! We like to hike and plan taking advantage of the many outdoor activities that the island offers but we'll have to, perhaps, think again about walking around some of the trails here! Can you imagine coming face-to-face with a wild hog? What would you do? OMG!
Larry now wants to learn how to surf and golf while we are here and I just want to learn more about the native Hawaiian language. The first word that we learned the true meaning of today was Aloha which actually has three meanings: "Hello", "Goodbye" and "I love you". In it's true meaning, "Alo" means "To manifest" and "Ha" means "breath"...so, Alo'Ha means "To manifest breath" or in laymen's terms-"Hello". Is that cool or what? 
Tomorrow, it's back to our home searching and enjoying the sites and sounds of the island...Mahalo!
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