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its hot for a change. arrived at our hostel about 1am. had a private room which was nice but it joined on to a dorm which is wierd. spent the first day looking around the town and stocked up on supplies then hit the beach as it was too hot. went to sleep early as we were a bit jetlagged.
it was really windy today and we decided to visit hawaiis shop which was out of town so got a free shuttle on a tram to the shop getting a little commentary from the driver, found out where dogs office is so will have to try get there some time. the shop was crap but got a free shell necklace each so was well worth it. once back in waikiki we went to the beach to chill out and ben made a big sandcastle which some japanese people came and took a picture of. weird! started to get used to the fact that we can sit outside and eat without freezing to death. went for a walk around town tonight and hit the local shopping centre at the bottom of our road where we found loud music and dancing. so we watched them dance and went on a journey with them to all of the different islands that make up hawaii through song and dance. wow! we then went and drank ice cream on the beach as it melted to quick. looked around the markets then came back and slept.
got woken up at 3:30 with loud bangs and gushes of wind followed by terrential rain. we were now experiencing our first tropical storm. was pretty good to watch and learned that the wind speeds were close to those of a hurricane so glad we slept through most of it. got up and it was looking gloomy so we didnt really know what to do today, but as the day progressed it got brighter and we packed for the beach and went for a walk, found a park where some massive tree had fallen over which ben liked as we got to see some tree surgeons. as we walked along the beach we could see lots of jellyfish that had been smashed up and washed up on the beach. picked our spot and went for a swim as it was sunny now but scared of jellyfish we kept feeling things on our legs so got out for a sunbathe. it started to rain and saw lots of people running off the beach but hard core english people we just sat there. got late and we went back to the hostel and showered and got spruced up and went out for dinner where we had to wait 45 minutes for a table at the cheesecake factory, it looked good and was well worth the wait.
got up early today in the rain as we were going on a little hike run by the hostel up to manoa falls. the owner was taking us out so we piled into his car and drove up to the mountains. in the rainforest now we found big trees, bamboo and lots of green plants. following the little trail we hiked up to the water fall which was very pretty and the rainforest was amazing. as we walked back to the car we took lots of pictures and then went on a drive round part of the island which was good and it was all free which made it even better. by now the rain had gone and the sun was out so we had to go back to the beach and do some body board surfing as it was choppy. ben got a bit burnt and it rained again but we were already wet so we did more surfing. got take out pizza for dinner which was good.
it rained really hard today and our plan was to go up an extinct volcano and then round to a bay to do some snorkaling. got to the bus stop and it started raining which wasnt good, then when we arrived at diamond head (the volcano) we hid in a tunnel till it stopped but it didnt so we decided to go for it anyway, got to where we buy the tickets and it looked like we had gone in the sea with our clothes on. absolutely sopping wet we decided not to go up as you couldnt see anything so got drenched going back to the bus stop got some weird looks not really sure why. got on the bus and travelled round to hanauma bay which is tucked away and did some snorkeling where we saw lots of big fish and an octupus hiding away in a rock but he didnt want to come out and play. anyway it rained again so we left the beach and got soaked waiting for the bus where when we got on the man told us not to sit on the seats but we did anyway and left some puddles. got back to the hostel and warmed up and then set off for a little walk to see some fireworks. unfortunately they didnt happen due to the weather so we got a little guided tour from the owner of the hostel and he took us to a hotel where they have a massive aquarium in the dining room. went back for dinner and bed.
today it was hot and sunny and we were off to see some pineapples. got on the bus after waiting ages and set off for dole plantation in the north of the island. once there we had some food and got lost round the worlds biggest maze, which got boring so we went and looked and some pineapples growing which was quite wierd as they werent what we expected. then we got on the bus and went to the north shore where they had surfing competitions and we saw some huge waves which was really cool. got on the bus again and went the long way around the island so we could see what it was like.
the mission for hawaii was to meet dog the bounty hunter which is quite sad. but our last day today and we didnt have much planned so we went looking for him, and found his office which doesnt look like it does on tv, unfortunately he wasnt there as we think he is still in jail for being a bad dog but we got some pictures. also there was a big marathon today the honolulu one, we didnt enter but saw some people doing it and then we went on a little walk up diamond head finally. by the time we had done all this it was time to watch the sun set and watch some hula dancing. then we had to go get a plane, so got to the airport to find that we were delayed 6 hours which was rubbish. so we had to get a good nights sleep in an airport which turned out to be freezing cold and was warmer outside.
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