We headed for paradise on December 10th. It was the longest flight ever! Really it was nothing compared to Argentina but I was so excited to be there it seemed like it was way longer! Plus we had a 3 hour layover in LA and that didn’t help much! We woke up early and didn’t get there till way late because of the lay over and the time change and everything. We stayed right on Waikiki beach! It was so nice! To say we did everything there is to do on Oahu would be an understatement. We didn’t stop moving the whole time we were there which really how often are you in Hawaii, why would you just want to sit around and do nothing.
We hiked Diamond Head in record time might I add. Chris is all about going, going, and going!
Pearl Harbor, was interesting and sobering. It was really sad to think about how many people were involved and died for our country.
Minoa falls, was defiantly they BEST waterfall we seen while there. And it was the only one that we didn’t have to pay for! We hiked through the rain forest to get to this waterfall, we were soaking wet with a mix of sweat and rain by the time we got there and I don’t think anyone could have been happier.
We walked through tons and tons of bamboo which I am now completely set on having that in my back yard at some point.
North Shore, was really neat to see and to watch all the suffers, but I couldn’t help but think about sharks and if we would see a tragedy happen, thankfully we didn’t.
Dole Plantation, where we ate the most amazing pineapple ice cream in the entire world! We went on a train ride through the plantation and learned that it take a REALLY REALLY long time to grow 1 pineapple.. over a year if I am remembering correctly.
The Polynesian cultural center was squeezed in at the end of one day, so we weren’t able to go to the different islands and learn about everything. Here we had our first authentic luau. Then we went to watch the show, Ha breath of life. It was really amazing to see how the Hawaiian culture evolved and how everything works. Really neat!
We went to another place where you were SUPPOSE to be able to swim at the bottom of the waterfall but because of the nonstop rain they wouldn’t let us in the dirty muddy water.
Here we walked through flowers and flowers and plants and trees and I even found a flower as big as my head!
I think the most exciting thing we did while there was….. SWIM WITH SHARKS! I still can’t believe that I did this! It was THE MOST TERRIFYING, exhilarating, amazing thing I think I have ever done! I mean really, how many people can say they swam with sharks! Too bad I was to petrified to take many pictures!! At one point we were able to count 10 sharks circling us! I literally thought my heart was going to jump out of my mouth! Best experience EVER!!
Chris by the shark tank before we left at 6:30AM!
On our last day there we took a catamaran boat along the coast where we see the black pearl from the pirates movies.
We watched whales and the dolphins put on quite a show for us! They would come right next to the boat and jump up and spin. We snorkeled and swam with sea turtles, one of the many things I was able to cross off my list! Sea turtles are pretty amazing creatures and they don’t mind swimming right next to you either. Chris was even able to touch one! Really really neat!
And to end the trip we went to none other but Senior Frogs. I had never heard of this place till I met Chris. My first experience here was the first time I went to Mexico with Chris and his family. Senior frogs is a one of a kind dining experience. The food is really nothing special but the entertainment is really why you go. They make these very inappropriate hats out of balloons. I’ve seen waiter dance on tables and sing and dance again very inappropriately. But it is such a good time!
The good time did come to an end and the flight home was a lot shorter than the way there. It was really fun to come back and relax for a day before going back to work. We defiantly needed to slow down and recover. Hawaii was amazing and so much fun! Its always fun to come home, but chris and I both agreeded, if our dogs could have been shipped to us, we probably could have stayed a few more days to soak up some sun and hang on the beach!
We hiked Diamond Head in record time might I add. Chris is all about going, going, and going!
Pearl Harbor, was interesting and sobering. It was really sad to think about how many people were involved and died for our country.
Minoa falls, was defiantly they BEST waterfall we seen while there. And it was the only one that we didn’t have to pay for! We hiked through the rain forest to get to this waterfall, we were soaking wet with a mix of sweat and rain by the time we got there and I don’t think anyone could have been happier.
We walked through tons and tons of bamboo which I am now completely set on having that in my back yard at some point.
North Shore, was really neat to see and to watch all the suffers, but I couldn’t help but think about sharks and if we would see a tragedy happen, thankfully we didn’t.
Dole Plantation, where we ate the most amazing pineapple ice cream in the entire world! We went on a train ride through the plantation and learned that it take a REALLY REALLY long time to grow 1 pineapple.. over a year if I am remembering correctly.
The Polynesian cultural center was squeezed in at the end of one day, so we weren’t able to go to the different islands and learn about everything. Here we had our first authentic luau. Then we went to watch the show, Ha breath of life. It was really amazing to see how the Hawaiian culture evolved and how everything works. Really neat!
We went to another place where you were SUPPOSE to be able to swim at the bottom of the waterfall but because of the nonstop rain they wouldn’t let us in the dirty muddy water.
Here we walked through flowers and flowers and plants and trees and I even found a flower as big as my head!
I think the most exciting thing we did while there was….. SWIM WITH SHARKS! I still can’t believe that I did this! It was THE MOST TERRIFYING, exhilarating, amazing thing I think I have ever done! I mean really, how many people can say they swam with sharks! Too bad I was to petrified to take many pictures!! At one point we were able to count 10 sharks circling us! I literally thought my heart was going to jump out of my mouth! Best experience EVER!!
Chris by the shark tank before we left at 6:30AM!On our last day there we took a catamaran boat along the coast where we see the black pearl from the pirates movies.
We watched whales and the dolphins put on quite a show for us! They would come right next to the boat and jump up and spin. We snorkeled and swam with sea turtles, one of the many things I was able to cross off my list! Sea turtles are pretty amazing creatures and they don’t mind swimming right next to you either. Chris was even able to touch one! Really really neat!
And to end the trip we went to none other but Senior Frogs. I had never heard of this place till I met Chris. My first experience here was the first time I went to Mexico with Chris and his family. Senior frogs is a one of a kind dining experience. The food is really nothing special but the entertainment is really why you go. They make these very inappropriate hats out of balloons. I’ve seen waiter dance on tables and sing and dance again very inappropriately. But it is such a good time!
The good time did come to an end and the flight home was a lot shorter than the way there. It was really fun to come back and relax for a day before going back to work. We defiantly needed to slow down and recover. Hawaii was amazing and so much fun! Its always fun to come home, but chris and I both agreeded, if our dogs could have been shipped to us, we probably could have stayed a few more days to soak up some sun and hang on the beach!
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