November 15-19, 2012 ~ Hawaii

November 15-19, 2012 ~ Hawaii

Lucas and I wanted to take a trip to Hawaii and we thought why not during the surf competitions and huge waves!! Also, we wanted to take a trip out there to see Byrant and Dalein before they both graduate in May 2013 and leave Hawaii. Why not take a vacation and have a free place to stay, right? Bryant and Dalein were nice enough to let us sleep on their couches and take us to the different beaches.
I bought a ticket to Hawaii on Allegiant airlines and Luke was going to come a day or two later flying standby with Sam. It was crazy though because of course after I already got to Hawaii everything somehow filled up!! For the first day I was in Hawaii I thought Lucas wasn't going to be able to make it, but they figured out a way to get to Hawaii. They flew to a different city and then took the flight to Hawaii out of that city.

It was really windy so I had to hold my hair down.

Laie, Hawaii Temple

The first day we had with everyone there we were able to go see a surf competition. I had never seen a surf competition so it was really cool. The waves from a far didn't look too big but once the surfer was in the water next to the wave you could tell it was a huge wave!

We went to this bay that is known for having sea turtles on the beach. They were Huge!!

Lucas and Sam body surfin' it up!

 

Just catching some rays...Bryant could use some...so could I though...

 

My one request was that we went to the Dole Plantation to get pineapple ice cream. Its AMAZING

This was one of the few beaches that didn't have "No Swimming" signs due to the big waves. Or
should I say we didn't see a sign and there was no one around to stop us. I got in to swim with Lucas and Sam but the waves were too big and strong. When I was in the water Lucas stayed by my side and would pick me up each time the wave would knock me over. After tossing and turning underwater, getting water in my nose and mouth, and having the bottoms of my swimsuit ripped off I called it a day. Not to mention, of course, Sam and Lucas were both there to see how white my bottom was. Lucas helped me up and understood when I said I was done swimming. It was still fun watching them swim, but I was afraid they would get hurt also.

Lucas and Sam left a day before I did because of the flight situation. The last day I was in Hawaii Bryant and Dalein took me around to see the different monuments and buildings. I had never seen a lighthouse in person and so that was one of my requests, to see a lighthouse.

 



November 8, 2012 ~ Zarkana show

November 8, 2012 ~ Zarkana show

 Zarkana is by far the best Cirque Du Soleil show I have seen so far! It had so many tricks that seemed so simple. But when you thought about the trick it blew your mind because of how difficult it is to do. This one guy went down into the middle splits and then just slinked up from the middle splits not using his arms or anything and he made it seem so easy. This one act these two strong men have a long 2x4 on their shoulders and they are flinging this girl up and down on it. The girl would go up, do a couple of backflips then land back on the 2x4. It was crazy because of how much air she was getting and how she was landing on such a small area. Another act that was amazing was this group of people, they managed to stack 4 people high. They were throwing people around like they were dolls and then catching the person in a hand-stand or standing up. If that makes any sense at all but they had no pads so it was that much more amazing. The whole show blew my mind and I was thoroughly entertained during the acts. In between the acts they had these 2 guys that would come out and fill time while everyone else was preparing for the next act. These 2 guys were supposed to be funny but they weren't at all. They just slowed the show down and I dreaded when it was their turn to come out. The show has only been on the strip for 2 weeks and so I am hoping it was slow because of that reason. I am hoping that if I get the chance to see the show again it will be smoother and they will have perfected the filler act because it was an amazing show other then the filler acts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

November 3, 2012 ~ Wranglers Game

November 3, 2012 ~ Wranglers Game