Saturday, June 28, 2008

Snorkeling at Hanauma Bay

We figured snorkeling was one thing we needed to do before we left here. We had put the activity off until my mom and grandma came. We left the house this morning at 5 to make sure we got at least three good hours of small crowd snorkeling. I was a little nervous when we were told a bunch of jellyfish had come into the bay because of the full moon(yeah not really sure why that has anything to do with it but that is what were told). After getting on our gear and learning how to breathe under the water, it only took us about two minutes to spot a jellyfish and another thirty seconds for Chelce to get stung. I did not handle that well. I was really brave though and took a little tour in the other direction and was able to see some pretty cool sea creatures. My mom loved it and we even got my grandma in the water. For anyone who knows my grandma that is quite the feat.

The only good thing about leaving at 5 was we got to watch the sun rise.


Us in our gear ready to go.

And this is proof of Chelce's jellyfish encounter.

Polynesian Cultural Center

After two months of waiting we finally got to go and spend the day at the PCC. The place is amazing. The whole park sits on 40 acres and is set up to look and feel just like six of the islands of the Pacific. Each of the islands had a little presentation and we got a pretty good laugh at a couple of them. The highlight would definitely have to be the night show. The lights, the dancing, the music, the fire etc. were incredible. I would recommend it to anyone who comes to Hawaii. It is a definite must.








I just had to post this picture. I do not think I have laughed so hard in my whole life. There were tears and I am not kidding.

Thursday, June 26, 2008

Swap Meet and Pearl Harbor

So my mom and grandma made it here yesterday afternoon. It was so good to see them. However, they are on a completely different sleep schedule than we are. Both of them were wide awake at 4:30 this morning! The three of us also had a rough nights sleep so when 5:30 came around we were all up and ready to go. We headed to the swap meet and walked around the entire stadium going through all the vendor shops. We all got a few souvenirs and after suffering from heat stroke(man it was hot today) we got back in the car and rode to Pearl Harbor. We were able to see the movie and take the boat out to the USS Arizona Memorial. The trip was pretty educational and you left feeling pretty appreciative.

We took our visitors into Waikiki for dinner after picking them up at the airport.

Our ONLY source of air conditioning at the Swap Meet.




A few pictures from Pearl Harbor.









Monday, June 23, 2008

Kyaking (Finally)

So we finally did it. We went kayaking for the first time and it was so much FUN. It was one activity that I think we would have done a lot more of it had we tried it a little sooner. Our room mate took us to her favorite surf spot and we rode the waves just like we were on a surfboard. It was such a good time. We almost made it the whole day without getting knocked off the kayak but don't worry, Chelce and I managed to wreck big time while coming in on the shore. We provided some pretty cheap entertainment for others hanging out on the beach.







While I was waiting for my turn on the Kayak I saw a bunch of these little guys running around and snapped a few pictures.



Another side note- The other day Chelce and I experienced a first. We hitch hiked:) Our mothers would die but we did it and I will admit it was much faster than the bus and even though we were riding in the back it was quite enjoyable. I had to take a picture of Chelce as evidence that we really did it.

Friday, June 20, 2008

Schools Out!


So it is time to dispel some rumors,(yes I know many of you don't believe me) but despite all the fun we have been having, I have also been attending school. I will admit, class is not always the easiest to attend when there are so many other fun activities to be doing but somehow I managed to pass. Yeah We still have so much to do and I have a feeling without class to interfere we just might be able to accomplish it all. Time has flown and I can't believe we will be coming home in just two weeks:(

On a positive note, my mom and grandma have decided to come and spend the last week here with us. Can't wait to see you guys. Prepare yourselves for a fun-filled week and plenty of sun.

Tuesday, June 3, 2008

Surfs Up!

We finally decided to try the whole surfing thing. Some good friends were willing to take us beginners out and try to teach us how it is done. There were only two extra board so we had to go in shifts and while I was waiting I learned how to boogy board too. There are not many shots of us out there because there was no one to run the camera but I swear we did it. It was a little harder than it looked and we got worked a few times. Swallowed some salt water, bruised our ribs and even got a little board rash( kind of like road rash, but from a surf board). Our teachers were very patient and even offered to take us again. Who knows, maybe we will be pros by the time we come home:)











Laie Temple

Wow! This temple is beautiful. Words don't really do it justice so here are some pictures. Check it out.










Pedal Boat

We had been looking into renting some kayaks and going on a little cruise in the ocean. Well on Thursday we finally went into Haleiwa to rent some. When we got there we decided we all wanted to be in the same floatation devise and chose to rent the pedal boat instead. We went down the river which took us about an hour and gave us quite a workout. Would we do it again? Maybe not:) I think we will try the kayaks next time.








Memorial Day

On Monday I did not have class and we decided it would be a great day to head into town. While waiting for the bus we got a call from some friends of ours seeing what we were doing. As luck would have it they were headed into town too so we did not even have to ride the bus. YEAH!!! They went surfing while we went shopping and we met up later for dinner. We had the best seafood ever at Dukes. This place was right on the beach and we got a table with a perfect view of it all. It was a great day. We did not have to ride the bus, there was no school, we went shopping and we had good food and good company. It doesn't get much better than that.