My trip to Hawaii, 56 NEVER, novel/good reading
I know at the meet this friday I talked to a lot of ppl on how my vacation was and I asked if
you guys/gals had seen the pics and all of you said you had only seen a few from my 600+
that I took. So i figured hey what the hell Ill post up all the pics..ok ok well not all of them
but the good ones. Then on top of that I'm going to give you somewhat of a breakdown on
what we did each day.
Day 1 started out waking up at 9am to finish packing and head to the airport for our flight to
LAX. Once at LAX Christine and I had a 3hr layover, from there we had a 5 hr flight to Honolulu.
We got picked up by Jon's friend Freddie and taken to John's house, where we would stay the
week at. By the time we got to the house it was almost 10pm Honolulu time. We went to bed
and woke at 4:30am, Not being able to go back to sleep we decided to go on a little walk. We
had no idea we were on the world famous, Waikiki beach.
^^^^^Diamond Head
After breakfast we hiked up Diamond Head crater. This was a nice walk after eating such
a monstrous breakfast.
^Christine doesnt like tunnels...lol she was pushing her way around those ppl...lol
After climbing back down the volcano we went back to his house to change and get ready for
another adventure. We went to Hanakapiai Falls and trekked through the jungle. It was lightly
sprinkling in there and I found that pretty cool. once through the jungle we saw a gigantic 200ft
waterfall and John suggested we go for a swimWe played in the water for a while, but then
Jon had another climb that he wanted us to continue on to. NOTE this part of the "tour" isn't one
of the regular tours, we had to go past some barbed wire fences and up the side of the mountain.
We were climbing straight up the mountain side with only tree roots to hold on to! To wind down
the evening we went and played dodge-ball with some "locals" (some of Jon's friends) at the
public park that was only two blocks away!
DAY 2 In the morning we headed to the middle of Honolulu. Jon took us to a cemetery, an odd
place to visit, right? Well, we parked the car and walked through some heavy brush that spit us
out to a hidden waterfall and pool! The pool had two cliffs to jump off, one for scardy cats, and
one for adventure pros! Oh and there was a rope to swing on to jump into the water. I laughed
at the tour group that came through- I guess this was one of the 'attractions' of the island! They
were all dressed in their shorts and hiking boots! LOL
After hanging out at the 'water hole' we went to Nuuanu Pali State Park, which has a breathtaking
view of the valley bellow; but a gruesome history. This cliff, nestled between two tall mountains is
very significant in hawaiian history because it was where a big battle had occurred and where 400
soldiers were forced off the edge of the cliff. The winning tribe were the ones that gained control of
the hawaiian islands. The wind was so strong at the top of the cliff, it felt like I was going to be lifted
out of my sandals!
Our next stop was one of my favorites; we hopped onto the hwy, stopping at the macadamian farm
where parts of 50 First Dates was filmed. Jon and I had a cup of macadamian coffee and Christine
complained that we were on a major caffeine high- maybe we were. LOL
Our last two locations for the day were two beautiful beaches. The local name for the first beach is
China Man's Hat. An odd name for a beach, don't you think? But its actually an island that is just off
the shore that looks like a hat!
We had a nice refreshing swim at this beach, just a quick dip. On our way back to the house, we
stopped at one final beach, just to check it out. This was an other beautiful beach, but we had to
get back to the house. Jonathan was throwing us a TOGA PARTY! We had so much fun! We did
a little grilling out and played a little beer pong.
Someone suggested that we go out to the club- with our Togas!
Day 3 We woke up at 6:30 am yet again
Our first stop was at a beach were the sea turtles were feeding right on the shore. Christine
loved this place, she said it was the best part of the trip! I was able to take a few underwater
pictures of them with my waterproof camera case. We hung out with the turtles for about an
hour then headed further down the shores. Our next stop was at another beach where we
played in the ocean and I jumped of a 70ft rock! From there we went to a state park that
preserves an ancient Hawaiian sacrificial ground. It was very hot and dry at this spot. On
the way to our next stop, we saw a shrimp truck. They sold fried shrimp (no breading) in 4
different types of shrimp plate lunches...OHH MAN WAS THAT GOOD!!!
Our next stop was the PIPELINE!!! The worlds most famous surfing beach location. The sand
was perfect, the best I've have ever seen; it was thick grainy sand that was not powdery or dry.
We really just rolled on the beach, relaxing after our yummy lunch. Christine built her massive
castle on the sand and Jon decided to become the "sandman". When we got bored of playing
beach bum, we headed back to the house; but not without snapping a few more pictures and
a panaramic. Christine found a dog to pet- lol.
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So instead of being too bummed we drove to a secret local spot 
Originally Posted by Leisa
