i'm disinclined to acquiesce to your request...

4:30 in the morning looks really good on us.

i don't recall seeing 4:30 in the morning since i was forced to wake up for an antelope hunt sophomore year...the alarms were set but as usual, when they went off, allie and i refused to get up, we sent out the text stating we wouldn't be participating in the days events and tried to go back to sleep. worst decision of the day! but as we lay there in bed, reasoning why we shouldn't hop out of bed, throw on our swim suits, and go swim with dolphins, we started to wake up and realize the dreadful nature of our decision. so, somewhat, resentfully, we changed our mind, got up, and waited...waited until 5:15 for our ride, laughing our heads off and craving little caesars pizza...don't ask.

the drive to the west side of the island was long and crammed but we made it.  it took us a while to find the dolphins and we about gave up hope, but alas, we found them...and then we got a little excited.

   

ok, go ahead, be jealous. we swam in the ocean with dolphins. wild flipping dolphins.

you can't blame me for acting like a giddy little school girl can you?

it was perfect.  dolphins were swimming five feet under me and breaching right in front of my eyes.

(pictures to come.)

and yet...the day had just began.

next stop: kolina resort,

operation black pearl.

i know i have a history with "no trespassing"signs but,

 i was this close to where pirates of the caribbean was filmed! that is not something to be taken lightly.

 it did not matter how gross the harbor water was or the fact that i got my legs cut open on lava rocks rocks, i was going to get on that ship.

...and i did.

so yes, in case you were curious, i have seen a ship with black sails, crewed by the damned and captained by a man so evil that hell itself spat him back out.

I CAN NOT ADEQUATELY EXPRESS MY JOY.

 but, when we recognized that someone was onto our trail we dispersed like mad men and boy was the adrenaline pumping.

old angry man: can you guys read?

us: yes.

old angry man: this dock is not open to the public

us: sorry sir, we are leaving.

old angry man: i can call the cops on you and have you reported, it'll ruin your vacation.

us: we are on our way.

old angry man: P*** OFF!!!!

what i wish would've happened, had i been clever enough and had my life been as amazing as a movie:

old angry man: i'm sorry, this dock is off limits to civilians.

me: i'm terribly sorry, i didn't know.  if i see one, i shall inform you immediately.

COMMODORE...MY AFFECTS PLEASE. 

and then, get this: i had wendy's for the first time in 4 months. 

a junior bacon cheese burger has never tasted so heavenly.

and we spotted this little guy:

how classic is he?

not nate, the boy to the right of him...

you best believe he has a mustache and unibrow shrapie-d onto his face.

i think i liked today.