HAWAII!!!!

This whole blog entry is backwards (I forgot to do it the right way, and now I'm too lazy) so you'll have to start reading at the bottom to go in order. Our last day in Hawaii we walked around and did some shopping and went to the beach one last

time.

Haunama Bay! It was the most beautiful beach I've ever been to. We rented snorkeling equipment and snorkled a bit. Mom couldn't get the hang of it so she didn't do it too much. Because of the hurricane they wouldn't let people go out to far, which was fine by me because I don't go out past where I can't touch anyway.

One of the highlights was hiking Diamond Head. The hike is part trail and part stairs. It was a great hike, and well worth it at the top. Amazing view.

Sunday we went to Waimea Valley and Pearl Harbor. Some of the series LOST is filmed in Waimea and we got to swim in the waterfall where they filmed some of the scenes. If you sit under the waterfall the water is really warm. The people working in the visitors center told us some other places in the park where they do some filming. After we went and ate dinner at Bubba Gump's Shrimp restaurant. Named after Bubba in Forest Gump.
Pearl Harbor: Visiting the USS Arizona memorial. Very cool to see. It took awhile to get there, but was well worth it. The USS Arizona is still leaking oil and you can see a little on the water (sorry, I didn't post a picture of it).

Polynesian Cultural center, BYU-Hawaii, and the Hawaii temple all in our trip out to the PCC. Also pictures of our luau. Everyone received lei's with real flowers and there was probably 400 people. They were re-modeling the temple so it wasn't open, but the temple and grounds are so beautiful.

On my birthday, August 7th, we took the bus out to Sea Life Park (similar to Sea World but smaller with the ocean in the background), and then went to Perry's Smorgy's for dinner. The birds were practically eating off mom's plate. International Marketplace. We got attacked by the bird man. I was a little nervous, but I think mom was loving it.

Outside our hotel in the pool area.

Our first night in Hawaii we went to the hotel, Aqua Bamboo and Spa, and then walked the 2 blocks down to Waikiki beach.