We arrived back in Salt Lake this morning. Our flight left Honolulu at 10:35 pm (1:30 am MT UGH) and landed about 7:30 am MT. Needless to say, we are all exhausted, especially Mr. Connor. He slept on the plane but overall didn't get as much sleep on our vacation as he could have.
We had a wonderful time on our trip. I went a little crazy and took tons of pictures, which I have yet to sift through. The weather was beautiful (about 80 degrees all week). We had one day where the waves were really big and I spent a lot of time trying to get good pictures. I will try to post some this weekend. What a shock it was getting off the plane to 26 degrees. BRRRR.
We did a ton of fun stuff...
- Visited the Dole Plantation (3 times... it was close to the hotel and they had a train, do I need to say more). I've never seen how pineapples grow, that was very cool
- The Macadamia Nut Farm. They have filmed a lot of movies and TV shows here. Plus, the tour we received from the Samoan chief was a trip highlight.
- Pearl Harbor and the USS Missouri.
- Had shave ice at Matsumoto's
- Went on a whale watching tour (unfortunately didn't see any whales, but we did see sharks)
- Visited Sea Life Park
- Drove around the island, got to see all sides
- The Polynesian Cultural Center
- Ate some great meals, including dinner at Kona Brewing Company
- Swam in the pool and went down the waterslide (Connor's 2nd favorite thing after the train)
- Got to see fairly good size waves one day
- Saw lots of surfing
Overall, we had a wonderful time. We were sad to leave, but are very happy to be back in our own comfy beds. Pictures soon to come! Aloha!
2 comments:
We are waiting with anticipation to see your photography skills at work in Hawaii. So glad you enjoyed the trip.
It's too bad you guys couldn't make it to Noah's party, but I bet all you did was sleep! Hopefully next year. Sounds like you had lots of fun!
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