Call me Ruby. A few weeks ago my family spent a week on the island of Oahu. My dad asked me to keep a journal, and this is based on what I wrote.
Flying to Hawaii is long. And boring. Ipod, Nintendo DS, reading, writing, bracelet making, and looking out the window used up some of the time. But we're only halfway there. The twinkly lights of Baltimore looked like silver sparkles, and the middle of the country looked like a bunch of tiles.
The first day in Hawaii is supposed to be a relaxing day after all that flying. My brother and I spent almost the whole day in the pool. Later we walked on the beach and I found some cool souvenir coral. An artist man sketched our names using Hawaii images (surfing, native plants, dolphins) as building blocks. Mine turned out really great.
Surfing is awesome! We took lessons from a surf school run by the volunteer fire department, went out into the waves, and did it. All of us! And it wasn't that hard. My little brother and I were the best, and my older brother says maybe that's because our center of gravity is lower. Something like that.
We saw a cool show at the Polynesian Cultural Center. It was called Breath of Life. Every living thing has "Ha", and has to give it to other living things. The main dude in the story was named "Mana". Dad asked if there was a main female character named "Womana". He tries to be funny like that. There was a lot of other stuff to see at the center. So many different cultures and stories and food. It seems like we spent a long time there but we still had to rush through. The luau at the end was fun.
Hiking to to top of Diamond Head I started with a bad attitude. Yesterday we went on an unhappy, mile-long hike to Manoa Falls. There wasn't much to see on the hike itself. The waterfall was pretty and tall, but we couldn't even get near it to touch the water. And then we had to hike back. Very disappointing. Diamond Head was better. Here we climbed the hill and walked up some rickety stairs before climbing down through the top of an inactive volcano. It's all plants and green inside the top now. "The key to budget travel is to plan in advance. When it comes along to family trips, globetrotting, well-deserved holidays and/or going to see new locations we have never been before, the fact of cost and budgeting is always in the back of our heads. Considering and spending our travel budget carefully is a consideration for most families. Lowering expending and prices, while still delighting your vacation to its fullest, is the key to certain accomplishment and fiscal responsibility. Your pocketbook and family will thank you! The thinking regarding protecting money while vacationing is simple: Even if your personal budget is extremely limited, you can still take a break and enjoy life! Simply put, life is just too short to never step out of the door or departing the homestead! Also remembering that while traveling, regardless of whether on a finances or not, even the smallest of things can all add op to a big vacation or travel bill!..". It hasn't been a hot volcano for a long time. The view is pretty amazing. You can see Honolulu. You can see tiny ant-sized surfers in the distance. This walk was worth it.
We also saw the Dole Plantation where they grow pineapples and bananas. It was great, but I didn't like the pineapple ice cream as much as the others did. We went to the Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor, and saw the sun set at Sunset Beach. The week went by in a flash.
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