Snorkeling is always a little weird for me at first. I have to tell myself it's ok to breathe while my face is under water. We had a blast snorkeling there. The water was very clear and there were hundreds of fish! Big ones, small ones, plain ones, colorful ones, crazy ones. They were awesome.
We didn't see a Sea Turtle like we were hoping, but we did see a.... JELLYFISH!!! Scared the crap out of us! We did not want to get stung! No thank you! They ended up having to close the Bay because more than 35 people were stung by the box jellyfish. We were very glad we weren't one of those 35 people.
Though we were sad we had to leave Hanauma Bay sooner than we would have liked, it worked out great because then our friends had the rest of the day off and we got to do stuff together with our last full day on the island. We had pizza for lunch at Costco together. (It's what the locals do.) Then we did another hike together on the old highway to a tall trickling waterfall. (After rainfall it's a lot more full.) It was really cool to walk on the old highway with all of the overgrowth and stuff, and the mountains... breathtaking! While hiking we found the biggest flower ever! It was probably as big as a sunflower, but it was a tropical one.
After our hike we headed to a beach with the softest and whitest sand we had ever touched or seen. It was amazing! We loved it! On our way home we stopped to get some Malasadas, a popular pastry on the island. They are very good. Once we were home Blake taught us how to make leis. We picked plumerias from the tree in their back yard and put them together with dental floss and a needle. They smelt so good! It was the perfect way to end our night in Oahu.
The next morning we woke up and packed. I tried to soak up everything from that last morning. The birds chirping, the golden sun over the luscious green mountains, and the sweet sweet smell of the plumeria tree. Then we and drove to Hanauma Bay one last time. We didn't have time to swim or anything, but we wanted to say goodbye to our friends and thank them again for the amazing time. They made our trip absolutely perfect and there is no way we can ever thank them enough. It was beautiful at the bay that morning. I didn't want to leave that sight.
We had had the most perfect vacation possible! We were excited to be heading home, but had felt like Oahu was our home the whole time we were there. Flying out of Oahu was bitter sweet. Looking out of the plane window and taking it all in one last time. The turquoise blue water, white sandy beaches, and tall green mountains. What an amazing place! It truly is paradise!
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