Me and my second mama Yvonne!

Sun-days, ahhh. As winter starts to approach & I realize how I’m still not back in New York I have been appreciating all the sunny things in my day to day life that put me right in my happy place :). Here is a small compilation of places and things that I have been lucky enough to surround myself with.

All of you that are starting to feel the shift in weather, apprecaite the wamth while you can!

Was lucky enough to spot the very rare, endangered, and indigenous to Hawaiian Islands Monk Seal! Only about ten to 12 seal pups are born on the island every year.

My mom and I being dorks :)

Spotted Eagle Ray

You can see how rocky the topography in Hawaii is in this photo. These cracks were created by lava!

This picture makes me happy

A school of Hawaiis very popular fishes; Millet Seeds

Caves

Rocky ridges and pinnacles

Left: Millet Seed Fish Right: Monk seal & diver

In early June I was visiting Kauai (the oldest and least populated of the Hawaiian Islands) and was lucky enough to dive off of Niʻihau which is 17 miles off the west coast of Kauai with Sea Sport Diver. Niʻihau is Kauai’s neighbor island also known as the “Forbidden Island” which is privately owned, has 250 residents that are mostly of Hawaiian descent, has no roads, hotels, electricity, or restaurants. So one can imagine how epicly untouched the diving is off of Niʻihau! Besides the impressive 680 species of fish which 24% of them are endemic to Hawaii I also found the topography off of Niʻihau particularly interesting as it consisted mainly of lava ridges, archways, caves and pinnacles formed by molten lava that has turned into coral reefs over centuries of erosion. I cant wait to one day return to Hawaii and explore the other islands treasures both underwater and on land!!! Its definitely on my to do list :).

Most surreal rainbow ever

the “Surf House” on Kauai

Liquid love

The sandiest of sands reside in Hawaii

Flying over Maui

Me being a doofus

With the copious amount of photos I took in Hawaii, I think I have about two more posts of photos to update with on this blog. I am most excited about the scuba diving photos I took off of Niihau (the forbidden island) because of how surprisingly unique the oceanography layout is. I was supposed to be back in Florida right now but now am staying in Bonaire for a little bit longer for some projects:) I love being a nomad at the moment<3

“People wish to be settled;
but only as far as they are unsettled, is there any hope for them.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson