Today we began our sixth road by driving to the airport to
fly to Hawaii for ten days. My dad’s side of the family is flying to Maui for a
week to celebrate my grandparents’ 60th wedding anniversary, but my
mom and brothers decided to arrive in Hawaii a few days early to explore the
island of Oahu. Mom has planned a full schedule of places to visit and things
to do for our three days in Oahu, so it should be fun few days. Afterwards,
we’ll fly over to Maui to spend the rest of the trip with family.
We left San Diego on a six hour, direct flight to Oahu
around 10:00 am. The flight was long and the view from my window seat was mostly
covered by clouds, but I enjoyed the flight all the same (I love going on
flights). After watching a movie, playing Farkle with my brother Zach, and
three ginger ales, our plane landed in Hawaii. We picked up our luggage and
walked over to the rental car center. We picked up our rental car, packed our
suitcases in the back, and began driving out of the airport. As we were driving
out of the parking structure, Zach discovered his seat (the back left passenger
seat) had no seatbelt buckle. After a minute of searching, it still wasn’t
found. It’s a good thing there’s only four of us and five seats. Zach moved the
middle seat and we headed to the Dole Plantation.
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| Flying over one the Hawaiian Islands |
The Dole Plantation had three main activities: a walking tour
of different plants, a train tour, and the world’s largest maze. The line for
the train tour was an hour long, so we decided to take the walking tour
instead. The tour showed off many different plant with names I had no clue how
to properly pronounce and presented placards periodically throughout the tour
which provided information about the different plants. After the short tour, we
entered the maze. The goal was to find the eight stations hidden in the maze
and return to the entrance as fast as possible. I ended up being the fastest in
our family, albeit I had help from the small map provided and from the other
tourists I followed around. After the maze, Joe got pineapple dole whip (for
some strange reason) and we headed to the Air B ’n B we’re staying at.
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| Plants |
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| One of the eight stations hidden in the maze |
After checking in, we walked down the road to the Rainbow
Drive-In for dinner. While we were eating, Zach was the unlucky customer to
receive free droppings from a bird above. Fortunately it hit his arm and not
his food, though Zach looked like he was ready to declare war on the bird.
After dinner, we walked a few blocks to the nearby beach. San Diego beaches
pale in comparison to the shores of Hawaii. My only regret is that I didn’t
have my bathing suit with me, but I guess I’ll have plenty of opportunities to
enjoy the beaches in Maui.
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| The beach |
Tomorrow, we have several options of things to do, but I
don’t which ones we’re doing. Guess I’ll find out in the morning.
For a different perspective of today’s events, you can read
my mom’s blog here.
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