Day 1- We left for Maui on Sunday. We arrived in Hawaii at 4pm Hawaii time. It took all day, an hour to the airport, two waiting, five hour plane ride, an hour to our hotel, its a three hour difference so it is hard to adjust. My parents own a time share so that is where we all stayed. It is beautiful, has a full kitchen, master bedroom & bath and a guest bed room and bathroom. We went to this little BBQ place by our hotel & then went to the store. We were exhausted so we didn't do much after that. Tyler & I slept on the pull out couch & it was horrible, it had a huge bump at the top. We slept on the couch from then on.
Day 2- I was amazed I woke up early. We went to sleep at 12 Hawaii time so it was 3AM California, but I we were up at 7 Hawaii time. We got ready, I curled my hair, bad idea. Tropical storm Flossie was heading to Maui, it was humid & it would rain all day, within a few minutes my hair was flat again. We were playing tag with the rain all day. We went off to the Maui Ocean Aquarium. Tyler & I LOVE aquariums. We went & saw a lot of fish, sea turtles, sting rays and sharks. We were able to see the shark feeding, it was pretty awesome. After that we headed to Lahaina, it has a lot of stores and food. We ate at Bubba Gump Shrimp. I knew Tyler would like that place, he has never eaten their before. He loves Forrest Gump the movie so it was a perfect fit. He had a sea food feast & I ate fish & chips. After that we went shopping at Hilo Hattie and found a lot of cute things. We also went to the ABC store, which I love, we bought a lot of things like towels, hats, a dress and some shirts. We went walking around it was so humid, we couldn't take it. We went & got some shaved ice. We were hanging around & it started pouring. We left quickly & headed back to the hotel. Unfortunately we had to stay inside, the storm was bad. Lots of high winds rain, thunder & lightning. My dad & Tyler sat in the living room & watched it, mom Grandma & I were in the room scared. It was the loudest thunder I have heard, my mom said it was even worse than the ones in Ecuador.
Day 3- We stayed inside most of the day today, calming down from the storm. My mom & dad had to go to a presentation mid day so Tyler & I went to the beach. We rented a kayak and swam for about two hours. We came back & headed to lunch around two. We went to Hard Rock Cafe, Tyler again has never been their before. After that we explored a little more but it was still almost at 100% humidity because of the storm. We headed home & pretty much stayed their all night. At around sunset we went & cooked some short ribs on the grill. They were amazing, & we got to see the sun set as we BBQ.
Day 4- Today Tyler & I went jet skiing. He loved it, said it was so much different than on a lake. Before we left Tyler came out in regular clothes & I asked him where his bathing suit is. He told me "You don't get wet jet skiing". Boy was he wrong. Luckily he changed, & we had a lot of fun. After we were done we all went to eat at the Hyatt. We took a nap after planning to go the beach but we slept to long & it was time to go to the luau. It was amazing, we went to the same one last time we went but it was way better. The food was great, the dancing was great & their was fire dancing as well. They asked who wanted to learn how to hula & Tyler jumped up on stage, it was great watching him dance up their.
Day 5- We headed out late today, we went to several different malls. Walked around & ate. We got Ben & Jerry's and headed off. We went to the IAO needle, mom loves that place. We also went to the pineapple plantation & took the little train around. We headed back to the hotel & Tyler & I went swimming again.
Day 6- It was a very long day today. We woke up at 5:30, had breakfast & left at six to go to the airpot. We got on the plane at about eight & headed to Oahu. It is such a short flight, we take off, they offer us a juice cup then we land. Tyler & I fell asleep in that 30 minutes. When we got their we headed on a bus & went to the Arizona. We got to walk around, eat then we went to go see the movie. After that we went on a boat to go to the memorial. After we got back we went & ate at a little hot dog place that was delicious. Then we went back on the bus & headed to the USS Midway. We took a tour of it, walked around it & then went back on the bus. After we headed to Waikiki, it was crowed, Oahu is so different than Maui. Their are people everywhere the beach is packed. Back in our hotel we have the entire beach almost to ourselves. Their is maybe 10 people on the beach, but in Waikiki I felt like I was back in California. We walked around & Tyler got his walking cane, I got a delicious pineapple smoothie. We went & ate at the Cheese Cake Factory. After that we got on the bus & went back to the airport. Our plane was suppose to leave at eight but they switched our gate & they were half an hour late. We were not happy, it was another hour drive after the flight & didn't get home until about eleven. We were exhausted, but had a great time.
Day 7- We went sport fishing today. We had the whole boat to ourselves. It was a two hour trip, mom & dad loved it they went to the top of the boat & sat the entire time. We sat in the back looking at the rods. I fell asleep for about 40 minutes it was nice. I woke up to the sound of the rod moving. We saw a blue Marlin jump in the air, but he didn't hit the line hard enough so we lost him. We didn't catch anything, & we were pretty sad. We went & picked up Grandma from the hotel & went to Cheese Burgers in Paradise. It was super good I recommend going their. We went back to the hotel & Tyler & I rented some snorkel gear & went swimming. He loved it, last time we went snorkeling was on our honeymoon & he practically drowned, so he was afraid, but he was fine this time & we saw the most amazing coral reefs & fishes. We headed back to the hotel & enjoyed our last night in Hawaii.
Day 8- Nothing to exciting, we had breakfast, enjoyed the view then headed to the airport, returned the car & went to check in. Luckily because we checked in online we got to skip a HUGE line that would have taken an hour. Our bag was to heavy so we had to stuff things into my Grandma's bag. We went through security & had about an hour left. We went & ate at the airport then headed to our gate. We rented a portable movie player because we have seen all of our movies we have 100 times. It was an enjoyable plane ride & we got teriyaki chicken for dinner. For airplane food, it was not bad. We got back at 10 California time then drove home. We had such a great time & feel so blessed to be able to take such a great vacation.
Day 3- We stayed inside most of the day today, calming down from the storm. My mom & dad had to go to a presentation mid day so Tyler & I went to the beach. We rented a kayak and swam for about two hours. We came back & headed to lunch around two. We went to Hard Rock Cafe, Tyler again has never been their before. After that we explored a little more but it was still almost at 100% humidity because of the storm. We headed home & pretty much stayed their all night. At around sunset we went & cooked some short ribs on the grill. They were amazing, & we got to see the sun set as we BBQ.
Day 4- Today Tyler & I went jet skiing. He loved it, said it was so much different than on a lake. Before we left Tyler came out in regular clothes & I asked him where his bathing suit is. He told me "You don't get wet jet skiing". Boy was he wrong. Luckily he changed, & we had a lot of fun. After we were done we all went to eat at the Hyatt. We took a nap after planning to go the beach but we slept to long & it was time to go to the luau. It was amazing, we went to the same one last time we went but it was way better. The food was great, the dancing was great & their was fire dancing as well. They asked who wanted to learn how to hula & Tyler jumped up on stage, it was great watching him dance up their.
Day 5- We headed out late today, we went to several different malls. Walked around & ate. We got Ben & Jerry's and headed off. We went to the IAO needle, mom loves that place. We also went to the pineapple plantation & took the little train around. We headed back to the hotel & Tyler & I went swimming again.
Day 6- It was a very long day today. We woke up at 5:30, had breakfast & left at six to go to the airpot. We got on the plane at about eight & headed to Oahu. It is such a short flight, we take off, they offer us a juice cup then we land. Tyler & I fell asleep in that 30 minutes. When we got their we headed on a bus & went to the Arizona. We got to walk around, eat then we went to go see the movie. After that we went on a boat to go to the memorial. After we got back we went & ate at a little hot dog place that was delicious. Then we went back on the bus & headed to the USS Midway. We took a tour of it, walked around it & then went back on the bus. After we headed to Waikiki, it was crowed, Oahu is so different than Maui. Their are people everywhere the beach is packed. Back in our hotel we have the entire beach almost to ourselves. Their is maybe 10 people on the beach, but in Waikiki I felt like I was back in California. We walked around & Tyler got his walking cane, I got a delicious pineapple smoothie. We went & ate at the Cheese Cake Factory. After that we got on the bus & went back to the airport. Our plane was suppose to leave at eight but they switched our gate & they were half an hour late. We were not happy, it was another hour drive after the flight & didn't get home until about eleven. We were exhausted, but had a great time.
Day 7- We went sport fishing today. We had the whole boat to ourselves. It was a two hour trip, mom & dad loved it they went to the top of the boat & sat the entire time. We sat in the back looking at the rods. I fell asleep for about 40 minutes it was nice. I woke up to the sound of the rod moving. We saw a blue Marlin jump in the air, but he didn't hit the line hard enough so we lost him. We didn't catch anything, & we were pretty sad. We went & picked up Grandma from the hotel & went to Cheese Burgers in Paradise. It was super good I recommend going their. We went back to the hotel & Tyler & I rented some snorkel gear & went swimming. He loved it, last time we went snorkeling was on our honeymoon & he practically drowned, so he was afraid, but he was fine this time & we saw the most amazing coral reefs & fishes. We headed back to the hotel & enjoyed our last night in Hawaii.
Day 8- Nothing to exciting, we had breakfast, enjoyed the view then headed to the airport, returned the car & went to check in. Luckily because we checked in online we got to skip a HUGE line that would have taken an hour. Our bag was to heavy so we had to stuff things into my Grandma's bag. We went through security & had about an hour left. We went & ate at the airport then headed to our gate. We rented a portable movie player because we have seen all of our movies we have 100 times. It was an enjoyable plane ride & we got teriyaki chicken for dinner. For airplane food, it was not bad. We got back at 10 California time then drove home. We had such a great time & feel so blessed to be able to take such a great vacation.
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