A little birdie caught sight of us eating our dinner and decided to hang out. Kelson was having fun whistling to him and getting him to come closer. Our little friend didn't give up until we tossed him a piece of bread.
After dinner, we went on a beautiful walk while the sun was setting. The Air Force base is right next to Kelson's base, but it is much prettier. They have these bizarre trees here in Hawaii that we like to call sausage trees. Look at the things hanging out of them. Weird.
Kelson had to work Saturday morning, but we still made good use of our afternoon by exploring the east shore of the island. One of our stops was a pumpkin patch. It seems totally bizarre to go pumpkin hunting in a field between the rain forest and the ocean when it is as warm as August outside.
Instead of a corn maze, they had a sunflower maze. Cool!
Mahalo, Ya'll. Apparently they have hicks in Hawaii too.
When we first got here, we bought a coconut at a fruit stand and watched the lady open it with three whacks from her machete. When we saw coconuts in Chinatown, Kelson decided he could easily do the same thing himself. He received a machete as a gift before we left San Diego, so we figured we had everything we needed. It turned out to be a little more difficult than anticipated. It took about 100 whacks from the machete followed by extensive use of a hacksaw to get inside. Some kids from the neighborhood actually stopped outside our yard to watch him. I just prayed that he didn't lose any fingers.
Sweet victory! The good news is that it was a delicious coconut. We might need to work on our skills to make it a quicker process, though.
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