I'm Baaa-aaack
Well, I'm back from Hawaii! Omigosh, it was-I can't even sum it up in one word. So, I'm jus gonnna give u a kind of blow-by-blow summary.
DAY ONE IN HAWAII (Tuesday): Wake up early to catch plane that leaves at noon, but we hav to drive there and then be there two hours early. Wunnerful. At ten o'clock, my mom and I say bye to dad and hannah cuz they're taking a different flight than me, my mom, and my grandparents cuz its cheaper. We go to the boarding area. I go to the bathroom about fifty times cuz I'm scared of going on the plane. A while later we get on the plane. I happen to be the one who has the assigned seat thats away from the other three. I'm actually glad about that, cuz it means I can read or something without hearing all about Leisure World as my grandparents speak in loud voices to compensate for their deafness and their refusal to buy hearing aids. But, lucky me, I get to sit next to two other old ppl who keep handing me their trash to give to the stewardess. Also, they ran out of chicken so I had to eat the pasta-which by the way was still pretty good. But my grandpa hears that I didn't get the chicken so, during the movie they showed, he kept asking me if I wanted to trade meals with him. Finally he gave up and let me go back to watching Shrek 2. Later, I couldn't hold it any longer and braved the air plane "lavatory". I'll never forget how strange (and surprisingly HARD) it is to pee in a plane thats gently vibrating and swaying back and forth. Finally the flight was over-good thing for my mom, who was starting to feel a little claustrophobic. So we get off the plane only an hour after we left (he he time zone differences)and I wittily remark that, although it is lunchtime, I am not hungry (having consumed quite a lot of food on the plane). We arrive at the (un-air conditioned) condo, where we discover that, although it is indeed on the water, we cannot actually go into the water on account of bad currents and rocks. Lemme tell u, I wanted so bad jus to jump in,it was so hot. Then the four of us have an instant dilemma: who gets what room? There is one crappy room that doesnt connnect to a bathroom and has one queen sized bed, a nice room with three one-person beds,and an amazing room with a view of the ocean and a beautiful bathroom-o yea and a king sized bed. Now, mom really wants the master bedroom, but she knows g&g need quick access to a bathroom. Mebbe they could go in the 3-bed bedroom? Well i kinda want that one cuz im not sharing a bed with my little sister (she kicks). Finally we get it figured out-my grandparents are gonna make do in the crappy room. I have to admit, that was extremely decent of them but they insist they dont mind. To kill time until out other half arrives, we go shopping. Dad calls us to say his plane is late. At ten in the evening, mom, grandpa and i go to the airport to pick up the exhausted dad and hannah. they come at about eleven and fall asleep in the car listening to gramma talk about the soup her mother used to make. we get to the condo and pass out.
WEDNESDAY: We go to the beach and go snorkeling.hannah gets over her fear of fish pretty quickly and then spends her time trying to catch one. Gramma is afraid of snorkeling and only goes in the water for about ten minutes, even tho the water is so warm even my mom goes in. And after we bought her her own snorkeling gear too. dad shows off by diving underwater with his snorkel, then coming up and spraying the water out through his snorkel like a whale and thus being able to breathe. without even taking his snorkel out of his mouth. i try it and promptly choke and swallow seawater. i try again and choke again. dad shows me the right way to do it and this time i could do it jus fine. by the end of the day i was pro.
Thursday: We go to another beach and go snorkeling again. Becca discovers the rocks right by the ocean and has a great time climbing them. Tries to convince parents that climbing the rocks is safe and fun. They are unconvinced. Becca takes dad and sister climbing and demonstrates how she can actually slide off a rock that juts into the sea and then swim away into the open sea. Dad says no more climbing i mean it. So becca and hannah have a wrestling match right by the shorebreak and have a lot of fun getting thrown around by the waves and freaking out the other ppl. Do u kno how kool it is to look at a wave through a mask and see underneath the water as it breaks, but still be able to breathe cuz of the snorkel? its very kool. Then we go out for dinner.
FRIDAY: Go to another beach, but this time we wanna boogieboard. This beach happens to be Big Beach, which is right next to a nude beach, separated only by an outcropping of rock into the sea. No more climing on the rocks for Becca-I do NOT want to see any naked ppl. we only rented three boogieboards and dad, hannah and grandpa each grab one so i decide to body surf. the waves are very deceptive for i tried to bodysurf and instead got my head pounded into the sand by a shore breaking wave. dad yells at me and asks y i didnt jus take his boogieboard when he offered it to me, and didnt i kno that getting pounded by a wave was what had messed up moms neck for her? nooo, i didnt kno that. so we decide we dont like that beach cuz it tried to kill me and pack up and go look for another one, which takes a lot longer than we thought it would. i kinda force everyone outta there cuz, in addition to the wave, a thorn stuck in my foot on the sand. we did have fun feeding the birdies tho-some of them ate out of our hands. its so kewl how the birds in hawaii look so different from the ones back home. finally we find another good beach and play there. Later, we went to a luau and I tried a virgin lava flow, which is a virgin pina colata plus strawberry sauce.
SATURDAY: Hannah and i take surfing lessons. i was probably the worst one as i didnt get to my feet until i was like already at the sand. Hannah of course was the best one. i had fun tho-there was one wave where all the ppl around me wiped out but i stayed on becuz i hadnt gotten up yet. another time i almost hit some one but stopped my board the way the teacher told us to by sitting down on it. this lady almost hit me so she jumped off her board which is the worst thing u cant do cuz she sent the board right at me, but i was able to get away. the surfing area of the water was freaking crowded.
SUNDAY: the absolute best day cuz it was the funnest. Hannah, dad and i went jetskiing!that is so amazingly fun to go really fast over smooth water, and to fly in the air with choppy water! hannah and i both want a jet ski for christmas now like thats ever gonna happen.
MONDAY: dad, mom, hannah and i go on a boat to go snorkeling. it was fun,tho they were supposed to give us food and they did, but in very stingy portions. i went to the bathroom-if i thought it was hard to pee on a plane, its harder to pee on a rocking boat! especailly when i thought the door didnt lock and tried to pee holding onto the door! then it locked and i was ok.
TUESDAY: we left our condo and took the road to hana where we were going to spend our last two days. we stopped at twin falls and (hannah and i) grudgingly followed our mom down the trail to the waterfalls. upon arriving, we saw this family swinging into the pool by a rope that was tied to a branch above the falls. Hannah and i wanted to try it, but when we got there, this guy said "hey can we jus go really quick then u can go?" we were pretty surprised but what could we do we said yes. he then proceeded to take FOREVER on the rope. finally i said "umm, sir, could we just go on it really quick, then you can have as much time as you want on it?" thats when he blew up. he yelled at us: "look,I am a native. you are tourists. its my rope,i live here, and ur lucky to get to go on it at all." that was the signal for mama bear to come over. Hannah and i jus got the hell outta there cuz the rope wasnt that important anymore. on the way back we decided he was probaly a murderer or something cuz he looked mean. incidnentally, we saw later that day the news in which they were looking for a criminal who looked like him.
we finally got to our new house which was a dump. it smelled like mildew and, being in the jungle, there were bugs everywhere.o yea-and there was one bathroom for six ppl. leaving g and g there, our family went to the blue pool in hana. signs said we couldnt ride the car in, so we left it there, then dad and hannah decided to go back for it and mom and i went on. we happened upon two guys who were quite obviously stealing fruit (there were no trespassing signs everywhere) so we got kinda scared they would try to silence us, so we greeted them like we had no idea what was going on. then we got scared cuz we figgered dad and hannah should have found us by now, so mom and i started walking back. we found dad and hannah-walking. dad went back for the car and drove us the rest of the way to the pool. turns out, the blue pool was a gorgeous waterfall that we had to ouselves since it was almost nighttime. when we finally left, it was getting dark and kinda creepy cuz the path to the pool was a jungle. we felt like we were in jurassic park (which was filmed in hawaii) as we rode away.
upon getting back, i realized that i had left all my clean bras and underwear back in the first place we stayed in. before we went to bed, there was a blackout. finally the lights came back on and we went to sleep. i didnt sleep very well because my pillow smelled like mold and i had this feeling that there were things crawling on me all night long. when we woke up the next day, mom had a headache, i had a rash, grandpa had found a centipede on his head, and hannah and i were covered in mosquito bites. we got the hell outta there and went back to our old condo.
WEDNESDAY:were lucky enough to get another condo at the same place our old one was in, except this one was even nicer. went to the beach one last time.
THURSDAY: dad called the cleaning ppl again, looking for my stuff. the lady said she heard someone had found something (which meant the cleaning person wanted to keep my stuff, but the ladys spies knew about it). mom, me and g and g take the plane home after eating lunch at the airport-i ate this wickedly awesome pineapple burger. i sat next to a man who blew his nose every five seconds and sniffled between blowings. instead of shrek 2, miracle was shown-i read instead. this time i got chicken, but it tasted gross. when we got to L.A., i saw my friend alex from school, so that was kewl. my mom and i had to spend the night at g and g's cuz dad and hannah wouldnt get in until ten the next morning. however, my dad had my face cleanser AND the toothpaste,so my mom and i had to brush with baking soda as my grandparents dont have teeth anymore.
FRIDAY: picked up other half of family, went home FINALLY. discovered that both our cats were still alive. got a call from the underwear detective lady who said she was gonna mail my underwear to me. i wonder how many ppl hav worn my stuff by now? uggghh-doesnt bear thinking about. im gonna wash it A LOT! my cat was very glad to see us as she was starved for attention. then i went to volleyball tryouts.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So that was my relaxing vacation. Hoped reading about it was easier than writing about it!
DAY ONE IN HAWAII (Tuesday): Wake up early to catch plane that leaves at noon, but we hav to drive there and then be there two hours early. Wunnerful. At ten o'clock, my mom and I say bye to dad and hannah cuz they're taking a different flight than me, my mom, and my grandparents cuz its cheaper. We go to the boarding area. I go to the bathroom about fifty times cuz I'm scared of going on the plane. A while later we get on the plane. I happen to be the one who has the assigned seat thats away from the other three. I'm actually glad about that, cuz it means I can read or something without hearing all about Leisure World as my grandparents speak in loud voices to compensate for their deafness and their refusal to buy hearing aids. But, lucky me, I get to sit next to two other old ppl who keep handing me their trash to give to the stewardess. Also, they ran out of chicken so I had to eat the pasta-which by the way was still pretty good. But my grandpa hears that I didn't get the chicken so, during the movie they showed, he kept asking me if I wanted to trade meals with him. Finally he gave up and let me go back to watching Shrek 2. Later, I couldn't hold it any longer and braved the air plane "lavatory". I'll never forget how strange (and surprisingly HARD) it is to pee in a plane thats gently vibrating and swaying back and forth. Finally the flight was over-good thing for my mom, who was starting to feel a little claustrophobic. So we get off the plane only an hour after we left (he he time zone differences)and I wittily remark that, although it is lunchtime, I am not hungry (having consumed quite a lot of food on the plane). We arrive at the (un-air conditioned) condo, where we discover that, although it is indeed on the water, we cannot actually go into the water on account of bad currents and rocks. Lemme tell u, I wanted so bad jus to jump in,it was so hot. Then the four of us have an instant dilemma: who gets what room? There is one crappy room that doesnt connnect to a bathroom and has one queen sized bed, a nice room with three one-person beds,and an amazing room with a view of the ocean and a beautiful bathroom-o yea and a king sized bed. Now, mom really wants the master bedroom, but she knows g&g need quick access to a bathroom. Mebbe they could go in the 3-bed bedroom? Well i kinda want that one cuz im not sharing a bed with my little sister (she kicks). Finally we get it figured out-my grandparents are gonna make do in the crappy room. I have to admit, that was extremely decent of them but they insist they dont mind. To kill time until out other half arrives, we go shopping. Dad calls us to say his plane is late. At ten in the evening, mom, grandpa and i go to the airport to pick up the exhausted dad and hannah. they come at about eleven and fall asleep in the car listening to gramma talk about the soup her mother used to make. we get to the condo and pass out.
WEDNESDAY: We go to the beach and go snorkeling.hannah gets over her fear of fish pretty quickly and then spends her time trying to catch one. Gramma is afraid of snorkeling and only goes in the water for about ten minutes, even tho the water is so warm even my mom goes in. And after we bought her her own snorkeling gear too. dad shows off by diving underwater with his snorkel, then coming up and spraying the water out through his snorkel like a whale and thus being able to breathe. without even taking his snorkel out of his mouth. i try it and promptly choke and swallow seawater. i try again and choke again. dad shows me the right way to do it and this time i could do it jus fine. by the end of the day i was pro.
Thursday: We go to another beach and go snorkeling again. Becca discovers the rocks right by the ocean and has a great time climbing them. Tries to convince parents that climbing the rocks is safe and fun. They are unconvinced. Becca takes dad and sister climbing and demonstrates how she can actually slide off a rock that juts into the sea and then swim away into the open sea. Dad says no more climbing i mean it. So becca and hannah have a wrestling match right by the shorebreak and have a lot of fun getting thrown around by the waves and freaking out the other ppl. Do u kno how kool it is to look at a wave through a mask and see underneath the water as it breaks, but still be able to breathe cuz of the snorkel? its very kool. Then we go out for dinner.
FRIDAY: Go to another beach, but this time we wanna boogieboard. This beach happens to be Big Beach, which is right next to a nude beach, separated only by an outcropping of rock into the sea. No more climing on the rocks for Becca-I do NOT want to see any naked ppl. we only rented three boogieboards and dad, hannah and grandpa each grab one so i decide to body surf. the waves are very deceptive for i tried to bodysurf and instead got my head pounded into the sand by a shore breaking wave. dad yells at me and asks y i didnt jus take his boogieboard when he offered it to me, and didnt i kno that getting pounded by a wave was what had messed up moms neck for her? nooo, i didnt kno that. so we decide we dont like that beach cuz it tried to kill me and pack up and go look for another one, which takes a lot longer than we thought it would. i kinda force everyone outta there cuz, in addition to the wave, a thorn stuck in my foot on the sand. we did have fun feeding the birdies tho-some of them ate out of our hands. its so kewl how the birds in hawaii look so different from the ones back home. finally we find another good beach and play there. Later, we went to a luau and I tried a virgin lava flow, which is a virgin pina colata plus strawberry sauce.
SATURDAY: Hannah and i take surfing lessons. i was probably the worst one as i didnt get to my feet until i was like already at the sand. Hannah of course was the best one. i had fun tho-there was one wave where all the ppl around me wiped out but i stayed on becuz i hadnt gotten up yet. another time i almost hit some one but stopped my board the way the teacher told us to by sitting down on it. this lady almost hit me so she jumped off her board which is the worst thing u cant do cuz she sent the board right at me, but i was able to get away. the surfing area of the water was freaking crowded.
SUNDAY: the absolute best day cuz it was the funnest. Hannah, dad and i went jetskiing!that is so amazingly fun to go really fast over smooth water, and to fly in the air with choppy water! hannah and i both want a jet ski for christmas now like thats ever gonna happen.
MONDAY: dad, mom, hannah and i go on a boat to go snorkeling. it was fun,tho they were supposed to give us food and they did, but in very stingy portions. i went to the bathroom-if i thought it was hard to pee on a plane, its harder to pee on a rocking boat! especailly when i thought the door didnt lock and tried to pee holding onto the door! then it locked and i was ok.
TUESDAY: we left our condo and took the road to hana where we were going to spend our last two days. we stopped at twin falls and (hannah and i) grudgingly followed our mom down the trail to the waterfalls. upon arriving, we saw this family swinging into the pool by a rope that was tied to a branch above the falls. Hannah and i wanted to try it, but when we got there, this guy said "hey can we jus go really quick then u can go?" we were pretty surprised but what could we do we said yes. he then proceeded to take FOREVER on the rope. finally i said "umm, sir, could we just go on it really quick, then you can have as much time as you want on it?" thats when he blew up. he yelled at us: "look,I am a native. you are tourists. its my rope,i live here, and ur lucky to get to go on it at all." that was the signal for mama bear to come over. Hannah and i jus got the hell outta there cuz the rope wasnt that important anymore. on the way back we decided he was probaly a murderer or something cuz he looked mean. incidnentally, we saw later that day the news in which they were looking for a criminal who looked like him.
we finally got to our new house which was a dump. it smelled like mildew and, being in the jungle, there were bugs everywhere.o yea-and there was one bathroom for six ppl. leaving g and g there, our family went to the blue pool in hana. signs said we couldnt ride the car in, so we left it there, then dad and hannah decided to go back for it and mom and i went on. we happened upon two guys who were quite obviously stealing fruit (there were no trespassing signs everywhere) so we got kinda scared they would try to silence us, so we greeted them like we had no idea what was going on. then we got scared cuz we figgered dad and hannah should have found us by now, so mom and i started walking back. we found dad and hannah-walking. dad went back for the car and drove us the rest of the way to the pool. turns out, the blue pool was a gorgeous waterfall that we had to ouselves since it was almost nighttime. when we finally left, it was getting dark and kinda creepy cuz the path to the pool was a jungle. we felt like we were in jurassic park (which was filmed in hawaii) as we rode away.
upon getting back, i realized that i had left all my clean bras and underwear back in the first place we stayed in. before we went to bed, there was a blackout. finally the lights came back on and we went to sleep. i didnt sleep very well because my pillow smelled like mold and i had this feeling that there were things crawling on me all night long. when we woke up the next day, mom had a headache, i had a rash, grandpa had found a centipede on his head, and hannah and i were covered in mosquito bites. we got the hell outta there and went back to our old condo.
WEDNESDAY:were lucky enough to get another condo at the same place our old one was in, except this one was even nicer. went to the beach one last time.
THURSDAY: dad called the cleaning ppl again, looking for my stuff. the lady said she heard someone had found something (which meant the cleaning person wanted to keep my stuff, but the ladys spies knew about it). mom, me and g and g take the plane home after eating lunch at the airport-i ate this wickedly awesome pineapple burger. i sat next to a man who blew his nose every five seconds and sniffled between blowings. instead of shrek 2, miracle was shown-i read instead. this time i got chicken, but it tasted gross. when we got to L.A., i saw my friend alex from school, so that was kewl. my mom and i had to spend the night at g and g's cuz dad and hannah wouldnt get in until ten the next morning. however, my dad had my face cleanser AND the toothpaste,so my mom and i had to brush with baking soda as my grandparents dont have teeth anymore.
FRIDAY: picked up other half of family, went home FINALLY. discovered that both our cats were still alive. got a call from the underwear detective lady who said she was gonna mail my underwear to me. i wonder how many ppl hav worn my stuff by now? uggghh-doesnt bear thinking about. im gonna wash it A LOT! my cat was very glad to see us as she was starved for attention. then i went to volleyball tryouts.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So that was my relaxing vacation. Hoped reading about it was easier than writing about it!