Saturday, August 21, 2010

HAWAII!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



The House vs. The Condo
I definitely liked the condo better. The condo and the house both had excellent beds, well-stalked kitchens, and great service, but the house had a pest problem. On the second day we stayed in the house, we found a cockroach in the bathtub. The exterminator came and sprayed the next morning, but we kept seeing roaches throughout our entire stay at the house.
Food
We had many delicious foods in Kauai, but my favorites were the fruit and the plate lunches. We ate mostly tropical fruit: papayas, mangoes, mini-bananas, chicos, passion fruit, guava, and lilikoi. The four plate lunches I had were roast duck, Kahlua pork/lau-lau, short ribs, and ahi tuna. Each plate lunch came with rice and Macaroni salad.

Hikes
We went on two hikes in Kauai. The first one was a six mile hike. We walked through mud and steep hills to reach a swamp in the mountains. The second hike was much milder. We walked about 1.5 miles in the jungle, to reach a waterfall. Both hikes were near Mount Wai'ale'ale, the wettest place on earth.

Beaches
If we were not on a hike, we were at the beach. The beaches in Kauai had crystal clear water, and vast coral reefs. They also had no trash in the sand, whatsoever. My favorite beach we went to had large rocks sticking out of the water. My dad, my sisters, and I swam out to the rocks and climbed on the rocks.

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Hawaii #3

Mission: Prepare for Hawaii!!!!!!!!!!!

Subject: The Thompsons

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! I am extremely busy, but so excited that I am bouncing in my seat. Today is the most hectic day of preparation yet. We are going to the airport tomorrow at 7:30 a.m. and we have no time to prepare tomorrow. Even though we are busy cleaning the house and such, my family is equally as excited as I am. Right this second, I am listening to a Hawaiian singer named Israel Kamakawiwo'ole. My favorite song of his is his version of Somewhere Over The Rainbow. We have finally gotten all our clothes laid out. Goodbye California, Heloooooooooo Hawaii!

Mission: 85% complete!

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Hawaii, post #2

Mission: prepare for Hawaii

Subject: The Thompsons

My dad has gone crazy with Hawaii planning. He has canceled the papers, cleaned the house, picked all the peaches, cleaned clothes, watered the yard, and booked all doctor/dentist appointments and music lessons. Most of all, he made instructions for the house sitter. Yeah, that's right, he hired a house sitter. I do not know the person, and they will be staying in my house! This person (whose name I do not know) will be taking care of my dog, Leo, and my cat, Daisy.
One aspect of the trip that I am not looking forward to is the plane ride. I expect to be bored while watching "the Ghost Writer," "the office," "Top Chef," and "News and Sports Highlights."
Mission: 65% prepared