Top 5 Things I Learned in Hawaii:
1. If you order virgin drinks, servers will automatically assume you are under age and start bringing you kiddy cups.
2. You have to be 15 to sit in exit row seats on an airplane...Iand I apparently don't look old enough for that. (No, seriously, when the flight attendant asked me how old I was, I was shocked. And then when I said "24" with a slight tone of disdain, the guy next to me started busting up laughing.)
3. Touching sea turtles is a $5,000 fine.
4. If you think that because you'll be inside a tour bus most of the day you won't need sunscreen, you'll be wrong. (My skin started to bubble! BUBBLE!)
5. I'm more attracted to polynesian guys than I thought. (I'm talking to you, hot Samoan guys at the PCC... Call me.)
Top 5 New Experiences I had in Hawaii:
1. Fresh pineapple. (I have never liked pineapple. It's got a stringy texture that I just can't deal with. But in Hawaii, oh my, I swear I could have eaten a whole pineapple a day.)
2. Paddle boarding. And paddle boarding with more than one person. Both are fun. Both are recommended. Both people standing at the same time is not recommended.
3. Maui Tacos. A taco shop that makes food worth loving and life worth living. (I miss you, delicious chicken tacos.)
4. Snuba. No, I did not just spell SCUBA incorrectly. Snuba is a type of diving you can do that does not require certification. And, after you learn how to not keep floating to the surface and how to equalize your ears without getting water in your mask that causes you to have minor panic attacks, it's actually pretty freaking amazing. This is also highly recommended. (You get to swim with sea turtles!)
5. Pearl Harbor. If you haven't been there, I highly recommend it. I also recommend that you are well fed before you go there. (Otherwise the Navy will take all your newly purchased food and make you starve until the tour is over.)
Top 5 Things that Surprised Me:
1. Pineapple that I liked.
2. The bluest, clearest water I have ever seen!
3. I found a place where I don't mind the rain.
4. You can swim way out into the ocean and not worry about the current carrying you away to your imminent death by drowning or shark attack.
5. Maui is really windy.
Top 5 Things On My Hawaii Bucket List:
1. Ziplining
2. Hiking/exploring
3. Parasailing
4. Night show at the PCC
5. Spend a day in Waikiki
Top 5 Miscellaneous Things that are Cool:
1. Snorkeling in the middle of the ocean where it's really deep and you should be freaking out, but you don't because the water is so clear that you feel like you're in a giant swimming pool.
2. New bathing suit from Tommy Bahama that was practically designed with me in mind.
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| It's so nautical! <3 P.S. Sorry about the icky pic. |
4. Pineapple ice cream. And Dole Whips.
5. Being in ocean water that doesn't make you feel gross.
And one small dislike item:
1. Reading 300+ pages of your book and then accidentally leaving it on the plane and now you're stuck in limbo land wondering how it ends!
1 comment:
I highly recommend the polynesians ;) Be careful though, like your food the Navy may very well take them away from you too!
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