Aloha! After my parents flew back to Texas, I was hit by some sickness that seems to be going around. So for 5 days I was laid up here at the hale, with fever, headaches, coughing, the works. :( It was horrible. But, luckily I recovered in time to have a GREAT time with Lauren, Brittany and Drake!
I picked the cousins up from the airport last Mon., and embarked on a week FULL of fun! We lucked out, and Zac was actually in town the entire week that they were here! We were all so thankful for that.
Mon. afternoon we relaxed on Lanikai beach, then met Zac for dinner; Tuesday we went to Pearl Harbor; Wednesday we went to the swap meet; Thursday we went horseback riding on the North Shore; Friday we went to the Polynesian Cultural Center; Saturday we walked around Waikiki and then went horseback riding on the North Shore; Sunday we tried to snorkel, but ended up just going to Bellows Air Force Station beach; Monday we explored the North Shore and yesterday (Tues.) we just went to lunch and then to the airport. What a whirlwind week of so much fun!
Horseback riding and surfing were definitely interesting adventures! These were two things I hadn't yet done in HI. The horse lady was very stern (or you could say rude) with us, but it was still so awesome to ride on the beach and in the water. And she let us run the horses, which got the heart pumping! Our surf lesson was in Hawaii Kai, and the instructors took us in a boat out to the wave break area. It was nice to not have to swim soo far out into the ocean! After some practice of getting on our knees and then standing on the boards, we got to try some real waves. I stood up on my first wave, and all 6 after that! I was really surprised. It was sooo much fun. I hope to surf again before I leave the island. Lauren kicked wana (sea urchin) and Drake cut his toes on the coral, but all in all, we had a successful surfing lesson.
CLICK HERE for all of the pictures that I took throughout the week!
Me ke aloha,
RAWE
