Some Things I Have Learned on This Trip

So far, on this trip to Hawaii, I have learned…

*Milk is $9.00 a gallon in Hawaii!!!

*When getting driving directions from a member of the hotel staff, make sure to ask enough questions.  Otherwise, a very important turn-off might be omitted from the driving directions, and you will then end up on the “wrong” side of the island.

*You can always stop at a 7-11 and ask the very nice lady behind the counter for the correct driving directions.

*Fresh lei’s smell good!

*The dude that climbs the coconut trees in the Samoan Village at Polynesian Cultural Center will pose for pictures.

*An authentic luau consists, not only of a pig cooked in the ground and fresh fruit, but also raw fish, purple taro rolls, poi, and purple sweet potatoes.

Poor roasted pig!

Authentic Hawaiian food.

*I don’t like the taste or texture of purple sweet potatoes!

*Mack doesn’t like the taste or texture of purple sweet potatoes or poi!

*I can be taught how to weave a fish out of coconut leaves.

*I cannot pronounce the names of places and streets here!  And my daughters get a kick out of listening to me attempt the pronunciations.

*You have to watch a nine minute video before the “people in charge” at Hanauma Bay will let you go snorkeling there.

*The LDS Temple in Laie is in the middle of 1 1/2 years of renovations.  The windows are boarded up, but it still looks pretty from a distance.

*Our hotel swimming pool looks pretty cool from our balcony.

*Mack is positive she keeps seeing “Deceptacon” cars all over Hawaii.

*There is a bird guy who brings his birds to International Marketplace and allows people to hold the birds and take pictures.

 

*There are lots of pigeons here.  Some like to hang out on our balconies.

*And the very most recent thing I’ve learned is that Mack is ready to hit the beach.  Time to go!

Aloha!