Dan, Gregg, Nannette, and I went to Hawai'i earlier this month. Gregg and Dan were going for work and the ewives decided to tag along. Hawai'i has two temples. The one that was closed for a remodel was on the island of Kona (a.k.a. The Big Island). We stayed on the west side of the island in a very nice Sheraton Hotel. It was literally right on the coast. A very rocky coast, but the coast none-the-less. Our hotel had a huge pool with two water slides, a kiddie pool made to look like the beach, two hot tubs, and a bar. The hotel also had shops on the lower levels which was nice for Nannette and I since we spent most of the days in our rooms while the guys worked. It was nice to have a place to go grab snacks, drinks, and necessities. We did do some touring. We went and saw an inactive volcano, Mount Mauna Kea. It was 13,600+ feet. We had to spend time at the visitors center to acclamate. On the higher parts of the mountain there are observatories. During our hike to the top Dan got a bit sick. He started feeling light headed and was seeing funny colors. Nannette hiked with him down to a lower level. The hike was pretty brutal since it was straight up, the air was thin, and the wind was blowing a ton. Gregg and I took pics from the top. There was an altar at the top with lots of offerrings from the locals. Which was rather fun to see. We also went to the Painted Church. It was very quaint but beautiful. It was amazing to see all the paintings that had been done by a self taught artist/Christian. There was obviously a lot of beaches. We visited a few of them. I did not go in the water since I absolutely hate the ocean water. It drags dirt/sand into all the wrong places. I don't even like the sand getting between my toes. I did walk a long the beaches and take pictures. Since most of the pics are posted on FB I won't put a ton up here. But here are some:

Birds at the airport I was feeding before we left to return home.

A bay that use to have natives living by it. Unfortunately a tsunami took out their town and it has not been inhabited since.

A cool bride we found in a park in Hilo; which was on the other side of the island.
A pretty sunset we were watching from a beach. We were hoping to see the "green flash" but we had no such luck.
Same bay we were at watching the sunset.
Plumeria plant on the walkway of our hotel. I really like these flowers. Very very beautiful.
Our hotel. This pic was taken on the hotel walkway. The walkway circled the whole massive hotel and went right up to the beach. It also had a lot of rest spots under little huts. I loved spending time on the walkway while Dan was working. I could read, sun bathe, and watch the ocean without getting wet. Well except the one time the waves splashed up on me.
A temple replica in a national park. The park was to show what life was like for the original islanders. It was a lot of fun.
Me with a flower in my hair. This was in our rental vehicle.
Mount Mauna Kea.
Oh the temple replica up closer. (obviously the pics are out of order :P)
The Painted Church. Yes the pic is sideways.
Dan and I at the Kona airport the day we arrived. This pic was taken for a different reason, but it's nice to remember the airport while waiting for the luggage.
Spartacus our friendly lizard.