Monday, November 23, 2009

Hawaii - Thursday (Day 5)................

Thursday was another very nice day. Apparently some of the other islands were experiencing more rain, and some even had snow, but on Oahu, we had warm, sunny weather! The kids wanted to do some snorkeling, so we headed off to Hanauma Bay.

We waited in a long line of cars to get into the parking lot. We waited in another line to pay for admission to this National Park after making our way from the parking lot. While waiting in line, Monique noticed signs warning of jellyfish. She was no longer interested in snorkeling (maybe it had something to do with the idea of somebody peeing on her if she happened to get stung by a jellyfish - I don't know)! The kids were still determined. And it does have a very nice beach!


Ryan, Tommy & Wendy all set for snorkeling.

Even though it was warm and sunny, the water was extremely rough. This made for the water to be murky and the kids were not enjoying the snorkeling as much as they had hoped (I guess murky water prevents you from seeing things under water, maybe even things like jellyfish). We decided to head back to Waikiki and along the way, experienced real Hawaiian cuisine by stopping at the local Costco and getting a pepperoni pizza!

We went to the Waikiki Aquarium that afternoon. It wasn't a real big aquarium, but it was still interesting. Here are a couple of things we saw............

Some kind of shrimp (can't remember the name)

These are giant clams. We saw some that were bigger, but these were rather colorful.

We actually spent a couple of hours at the aquarium. That evening we just relaxed and walked along the main street across from the beach at Waikiki.

Another pleasant day!

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