What the fluke?

Did you know that the tail of a whale is called a "fluke"?  Me either.  Know what else?  Each fluke has unique markings and no two flukes are alike.  A whale's fluke is like his finger print.  Why am I giving you all these fluke facts?  Because I like to say fluke - makes me giggle.  In all seriousness, wanna know what else I learned while in Hawaii?

Whales: 
The whales migrate to Hawaii every year.  Whales also migrate to Japan and Mexico.  The male whales sing "songs".  Every whale sings the same song, BUT, the song is slightly different depending on the region where they migrate - the whales in Japan sing in Japanese, in Mexico it's Spanish, and in Hawaii it is very "Jack Johnson" like.  Ok, so the last part may not be completely accurate, but they do sing a different song depending on the region - at least according to a crew member on our SNUBA boat, who may or may not have been a pot head, so I totally believe him. 

Male whales create these "competition pods" to show off for the females.  At one point our boat was surrounded by a  competition pod.  It was pretty awesome.  5-7 whales, doing all the cool whale stuff you see on the Discovery Channel.  This is what is in the photo above (there are 4 whales on the surface). 

The spectacular views: 
Hawaii is as gorgeous as it looks in the photos - actually MORE beautiful.

And just when you think you have seen the best view, you see this. 

What is so special about this, you ask?  What?  You don't recognize THE rock? THE VERY FAMOUS rock?  The one and only VERY FAMOUS rock featured in the opening scenes of Jurassic Park.  That's right, folks, not only did I get to go to Hawaii, but I got to see a very famous rock.  Let the envy begin.

And last thing on my list of things I learned in Hawaii -

THINGS ARE NOT ALWAYS AS THEY SEEM IN HAWAII . . .
For example, that very delicious cheeseburger you just ate at the cliche restaurant "Cheeseburger in Paradise" while over looking the ocean, sipping on pineapple daquaris?  Well, that cheeseburger may be delicious, but it will cost you about $60.

And those chips you picked out SPECIFICALLY to go with your picnic lunch consisting of all things "Hawaiian", because they seemed very, I don't know, HAWAIIAN?

You know, the "Maui Style" chips that you enjoyed while overlooking a very beautiful and scenic view of a very famous rock, eating a very delicious turkey and pineapple salad sandwich and drinking Hawaiian water?  Well, it turns out they were manufactured at a plant just miles away from where we live in Texas. 

What the fluke?