hallelujah! ha ha, hey hey, it’s dolphin day!!

from the moment we climbed aboard the boat right at the dock, the dolphins were out in full force to greet and welcome us so very soon we joined our relatives in the ocean and swam and swam with pod after pod…

such an electric energy field…. enthusiastic, exuberant, ecstatic….

there wasn’t a moment when i was not encircled by dolphin who received so much of our collective pain and suffering quickly transmuting to laughter and joy… and love, so much love…

leading us in a session of laughter yoga, weended our sublime communion with singing, you are my sunshine…

awaken with aloha in the ohana home overlooking kealakekua bay for a day of exploring dolphinville… heading right down to the beach, every step transports one deeper and deeper into the abundance of infinite love and gratitude or aloha and mahalo…

later, we venture over to two step beach to swim with our relatives only the dolphin aren’t out when we are so we venture over to the neighboring historical and sacred site of place of refuge…

so aptly named as it feels like sanctuary, peaceful place of repose for all seeking asylum….

though i could gaze into the reflection pool forever, the park will be closing soon so we get back over to the beach for yet one more spectacular sun sinking into the ocean in communion with quite a gathering of sun gazers….

thank you, thank you, thank you for such a day of  sunrise to sunset in the ocean of devocean…

may we all awaken in iridescent rainbow mystery…

arise with the sun on this last moment of dwelling in our lava cliff nest… soon, we take a half moon flight around the island returning to the dolphinville area where we began this magical journey of wonder and awe six days ago….

following a beautiful communion with the geese formation, we begin our voyage northward along the coast and find the most stunning picnic site at laupahoehoe point beach park… mesmerized by the powerful waves crashing the lava rocks, i am so content breathing in and out in the rhythm of the waves…

next, we land in the sacred  waipi’o valley of the two-facing cliffs on this clear day where we can see forever including the island of maui…

flying onward, we roll into the hills of cattle country before turning southward and landing at the beautiful sandy beach of  pu’ukohola heiau…

after a lovely swim, we continue our southern flight route to dolphinville arriving for a spectacular sunset…

blessed be!

loving the endless path we traverse

thankful for this moment to converse

silently with waterfalls, trees, clouds, rain and moon

gracefully dwelling in mother water’s womb…

oh, today is such a glorious day on the aloha rainbow trail… yes, it’s waterfalls day beginning with rainbow falls to boiling pots to coconut island to akaka falls and back by a surfer’s paradise…

is there anything more soothing than the sound of water falling home to source?

learning to trust in the waves

to bring us home with every breath

deepening and widening the arc our one heart

from me to thee to we

dancing the path of rainbow mystery

~

on today’s journey of awe and wonder, we immerse ourselves right at home in the commonunity of pahoa beginning with experiencing the quintessential farmer’s market and so much more… the pahoa market is known as the best in the state and people come from far and wide to gather, be serenaded by a ukelele band, eat delicious food and stock up on fruits and veggies and crystals and art and oils and…

we leave and follow the recent lava flows having to make many detours, yet, finding our way to iconic places like the beach where pahoans swim nude and the gathering spot of uncle robert’s where people come from miles away to sing and dance and talk story…

we cruise home to nene’s nest to listen to the roar of the ocean and wait patiently for sister moon to arise from the sea and light up the sky all the while smiling inwardly as we savor another day in pachamama’s embrace…

today’s journey of awe and wonder is just that beginning with a pilgrimage to hilo to cruise down banyan tree lane in search of a black sand beach which we find and join in the sunning and bathing with the locals …

when we leave this paradise and head north in one hour we’ve left the dog days of summer for chilly, wintry bluster as we take the long and winding road up to mauna kea to venture into the sacred realms, the heart of hawaii, the home of the akua, creator…

as we pass through the field of cylinder cones, i feel as if i’m in a field of crop circles and transported by spirits into spirit…

we have come to view the almost full moon rise out of the mountain alighting the vast sky sea and it is spectacular and so worth exploring and experiencing and embodying…

we linger mesmerized  by sister moon’s pilgrimage before bowing to sea mountain with aloha…

O, Heart, What A Wonderful Bird You Are.

~ Rumi ~

still in the glow of the full moon shining on the stillpoint of creation and the bounteous aloha spirit perfuming every breath, we arise early to explore this otherworldly landscape and begin an ascent along the chain of craters trail guided by trusty sherpas, the nene or hawaiian geese who have transmuted themselves to survive this harsh environment… web feet into claws for moving over the lava fields…

as we begin the descent down to the ocean, we have a panoramic view of the lava flows stirring the imagination transporting us into the timeless zone of  being here now…

awaken at 3:33 for quite a day of thanksgiving…at 4:44, floating through a pacific northwest dawn of cold rain… at 5:55, a big bird flies us high into the sky where the sun shines brightly on this potent day of 11-22-11 with a moon waxing full tonight…

while winging our way across the vast sky sea, i re-member today is the 55th anniversary of the assassination of JFK and contemplate his words of peace…

“What kind of peace do we seek? Not a Pax Americana enforced on the world by American weapons of war. Not the peace of the grave or the security of the slave. I am talking about genuine peace, the kind of peace that makes life on earth worth living, the kind that enables men and nations to grow and to hope and to build a better life for their children–not merely peace for Americans but peace for all men and women–not merely peace in our time but peace for all time.”

as we land in the state of aloha at 1:11, i am feeling such peace and love and joy that amplifies with every breath as we cruise down route 11 hugging the sunny coast and bright blue sea making our way toward the now stillpoint of creation…

rainforest gives way to lava beds as we approach Volcano National Park to watch the sun set in the caldera, womb of creation…

we are at the dawn of creation bathed in the steamy vapors pouring forth from gaia’s womb and kissed by the rays of the full moon and welcomed with flowing aloha by the islanders born of fire and sea…