Friday, September 19, 2008

First Day on Oahu!

We started out our vacation by driving to Las Vegas and waiting until 2:30 am to catch our plane. I forgot to take the camera but we hung out at the Apple store in the Ceasers Palace Colosseum. After they closed the doors we walked around trying to stay awake and enjoy the architecture. We got to the airport and were surprised at how many of us there we going to Hawaii at 2:30 am. After we boarded the plane we tried to sleep but that didn't go so well because the plane was freezing. When we got to Hawaii it was 5:30 so we couldn't quite see the island because it was still dark. When we got to the rental car place we were offered an upgrade for hardly anything and decided to take it. From there we decided to go find ourselves a beach so we headed over to Kailua. Kailua was soo nice and the beaches there were some of the best on the Windward side of Oahu.Kailua Beach!
Ryan couldn't even wait long enough to change his clothes to see if the water was warmer here than California. Of course it was.
Here is Ryan outside of Ban and Lorena's (Ryan's cousin) in our upgraded vehicle. I have to say that there is probably no where else in the United Stated better suitable for a convertible than Hawaii.
Here is at the families house. Ban giving us our first Hawaii hello!
After we met up with the family we went to a place called Three Table's beach on the North Shore. It was fantastic!
Ryan and Ban went snorkeling out on the reef and Ry even got to swim through some caves!
Here is where we waded in the water and believe it or not I even snorkeled and saw a ton of beautiful fish!
That night was awesome! After we went to Three Tables, we went to the local Sunset on the Beach where they showed a movie and have carnival rides. We had the opportunity to serve food to help raise money for the local community! It was the best! The people of Laie are amazing and have a very special spirit! We were so blessed to get this opportunity! It is amazing to be surrounded by the ocean through this whole event. What a wonderful way to end the first day.


2 comments:

Elizabeth said...

You forgot me! I wanna go.

Allens, Inc. said...

Isn't it gorgeous there? Glad you guys could go and take a vacation!