oh, i'll break them down, no mercy shown, heaven knows, it's got to be this time

Last Tuesday night we had a surprise birthday party for Dani at the bungalow. She was definitely surprised and excited. We all danced the night away and had a great time.

(LEFT TO RIGHT: Lauren, Maylynn, Erin, Dani, Me, Alicia) These are the girls that have become really good friends of mine out here. We have girls night out, we do beach trips, etc. Just normal fun girl events. And they're all leaving me.

The rest of the week just sort of floated by. Then this weekend. Oh, wait till I get pictures. I know, I know. I owe you lots of pictures.

This weekend I went camping up in Hana. I went night-swimming in the seven sacred pools (http://www.hawaiiweb.com/maui/html/sites/seven_sacred_pools.html) under a full moon! The water was absolutely freezing, but it was magnificent. On the way up to Hana I saw a really weird rock in the middle of the ocean. It was it's own little island and at the peak it sort of formed a Y shape. I made our car pull over and I told the people I was with that I was swimming out and climbing up. I felt so determined. There are pictures of me accomplishing this outrageous mission and I'll have them posted soon! The water was rough and made it almost impossible to climb up the rock, but I was not to be defeated. The jump down couldn't have any more than 25 feet, but still, what a huge rush of adrenaline!

I hopped a ride home with two other people, Luke and Evan, from Nova Scotia. We had been talking about the Commando Hike (mentioned in full detail in one of my previos entries) and they said they've heard of it, but had no idea how to go about getting there. So, I took them on the hike. Yes, I did the Commando Hike again and it was just as wild as the first time. Plus, a lot happened and I felt more alive than ever. So, yeah man, what better way to appreciate life than jumping off 50 foot cliffs and hiking up waterfalls inside lava tubes? I can't think of anything more exciting!