Aloha everyone!
We spent the morning tossing and turning, anxious to begin our first day in Hawaii! (also a little jet lag too) We got down to breakfast and the view was so beautiful! It looks right out to the Pacific Ocean. We all enjoyed a huge breakfast, some people had bacon and eggs, others had stuffed French toast or banana macadamia nut pancakes. YUM! There was plenty of coffee to keep us going for the whole day! After breakfast we met in the lobby to head to the beach.
Making our way through Waikiki, we enjoyed the scenic walk to get to the beach where we would spend most of the day. Once we got to there we had sometime to get to familiar with the area and lay out. (Don't worry, we wore sun screen!) Then we got to go on the catamaran ride! It was so great! We couldn’t believe the color of the water. It looked so fake! We saw a few sea turtles and lots of fish! We even saw a few whiles in the distance. We loved having the music playing as well. On the way back to shore we were able to snorkel and swim close to the fish and turtles!
Everyone was already hungry so we all had time for lunch and time to enjoy the beautiful beach. No sooner were we finished then we had surf lessons! We divided into two groups and we all got lessons on the basics of surfing. Paddling out to the waves was probably the hardest part! We all caught waves and stood up! We actually did it! We surfed!
After a long day at the beach we went back to the hotel to clean up for diner. It was so nice to shower! We then walked down to California Pizza Kitchen and had a little time to shop before eating. The pizza was really good! There was lots of pizza and everyone was so full! After a long day we came back to the hotel and everyone was exhausted.
The first day went by very fast! It was a great start to a great week! I know the next few days will be just as fun!
Marie- Denmark
