LAST DAY IN HONOLULU :(

Today the boys were up early ready to play yet another round of golf. Where as the girls had a nice sleep in and breaky by the pool. The girls caught the bus out to Ala Moana again to do some last minute shopping!! The boys enjoyed their game of golf and Curtis has the gold bug!! After mum and I got home from Ala Moana we walked to the Outrigger Reef Spa and had a nice relaxing pedicure, just what we needed!! Once everyone was home we all headed down to the pool for a quick dip and some drinks and snacks by the pool. We then decided to go out for dinner at a restaurant near our hotel. We then had to come back to our hotel room and pack and make sure we were organised to leave tomorrow!! After packing we enjoyed the last few hours of our final day in America!! :(

SUNSET CRUISE

Today we hung out by the pool for most of the day. We only left the pool to go out for lunch. But mum did book a sunset cruise. We left our Hotel room and walked along the beach to a booth where the tickets were, which was near the hilton hotel. We boarded the boat and for 2 hours we got to view Hawaii from the water. We saw diamond head, Waikiki, downtown Honolulu and the mountains in the background. The views out to sea and on the horizon along with the view of the island was amazing and we got some great snaps!! After we docked back onto the island we had dinner at a local place near our hotel. We then chilled back in our hotel room and after watching a bit of TV we went to bed!!

HANAUMA BAY

Today we started the day as we always did with having breakfast on the fourth floor, which was delicious by the way!! But after breaky we caught a taxi out to Hanauma Bay. Once we got down to the beach dad went and hired 2 pairs of snorkels. Curtis and dad went out first and they were both amazed at how many fish were out there. Next up was mum and Curtis and they saw a fish that looked like nemo, how lucky!! Next up was me after I was brave enough to go out there I eventually enjoyed it!! (to started with I was scared to snorkel with the fish and coral, but not any more!!) we were all amazed at the different species of fish and how many different colours of fish and coral we saw!!
Once the taxi picked us up and dropped us back at our hotel we headed for the pool and chilled out for awhile until we got hungry. We headed out for lunch to the local food court and grab a quick bite to eat there!! After lunch we walked home and the boys say on the couch and walked the Yankees Game, of course!! After the game finished we went down for dinner. The food was yummy and we all enjoyed it!! After tea we came home and relaxed and eventually went to bed!!

STAND-UP PADDLE BOARDING!!

Today we all wanted to have a go at stand up paddle boarding so we went down to the beach and rented a board. Curtis tried it first and got up straight away and paddled around a bit. I was up next and I got up straight away as well. It was so fun and I enjoyed it!! Dad had a go next and he was a bit shacky to start off with and fell over a couple times but eventually he got the hang of it. Mum wanted to have a go and she did pretty well. Mum got to her knees and then got to her feet a couple times but fell over a couple times too!!! After stand up paddle boarding we went to the pool for a swim and then went out for lunch. After lunch we left our hotel and boarded a bus that took us to paradise cove for a luau!!! A luau is like a special celebration and at this luau there was 750 people!!!! At the luau they had games, arts and crafts, a spectacular stage performance, and a yummy dinner. After the luau we caught the bus home and chilled in our hotel room and then we eventually went to bed!

P.S
Dear Grandma,
Happy birthday!! We hope you had an amazing day and got lots of special gifts!!
Love Jamie, Curtis, Tim and Sandy
xxxooooxxxxoooooxxxooo

SHOPPING & GOLF

Today the boys went out and played a game of golf while the girls went to ala moana shopping mall. Mum and I enjoyed out day out shopping and got a few things!! The boys had fun together and enjoyed their game and of course dad won but Curtis is keen for another game!! After golf and shopping we all went down to the pool to unwind and relax!! Then went to the markets and we bought a few little things and then we went for dinner. After dinner we went back to our room and relaxed for a while and planned what we would do tomorrow!!

HAWAII

Our first day in Hawaii started with surfing at Waikiki beach (of course!!) the surf was amazing and we all loved it!! Even dad had a go at surfing and he went okay!!! After surfing we chilled by the pool and enjoyed the free drinks. The pool is very nice and we all enjoyed the swim, but after we went out for dinner and who would of thought it would of been that hard!! Every restaurant we went to it was like a 30-60 minute wait just to be seated! So we ended up waiting 45 minutes to get into the cheese cake factory. While we waited we looked around at the shops and when we eventually got in we were very glad we waited. The food was very nice and we all enjoyed it!!

Our second day in Hawaii we journeyed out to pearl harbor for the morning. The hole experience was very educational and interesting!! The views of the boat was amazing!! After we had finished at pearl harbor we came home and chilled by the pool for the rest of the afternoon!! Once we had finished relaxing we went out for dinner. But curtis wasn't feeling to go to he and mum went back to the room and me and dad went to Dennys for a quick bite to eat. Dad and I then bought mum some subway for her to eat in the room.

SURFING & EPCOT

We started our last day in Orlando bright and early. We started the day at 6am because we went surfing at typhoon lagoon (a Disney water park). We got a surf lesson and once we learnt all the rules and ways of the pool we jumped into the water ready to surf. We had 2 people surfing at a time and when we were in the water we chose if we wanted a big wave or a small wave. The waves were massive and surfing there was a great experience!! WE LOVED IT!!!! After our surfing lesson was over we went on a couple of rides and then we went to rainforest cafe for lunch. The food was delicious and when we had finished our meals we headed home for a rest as we were up very early that morning. At about 4pm we all got in the car and headed to Epcot. When we arrived at Epcot we suddenly found out that it was Epcots 30th birthday and the food and wine festival!! We rode Mission space and sorain and we were very lucky that there were very short wait times!! After the rides we went to the cool club which is where you get to try different soft drinks from all around the world. We all loved this as it was free drinks!!! After we had enough soft drink in our system we headed to the world showcase part of Epcot which is where they held the food and wine festival! The food and wine festival is where in each country in Epcot they had a station where they sold popular food and wine form that country. My favourite was the Greek station as it sold chicken yiros, yummy!!!! After we finished visiting all the countries we stopped at the Australian food station and waited for the fireworks to begin. Once they started we were all amazed. After Illuminations (the firework show) Epcot put on another firework show for their 30th birthday!! That was even more amazing and it was something that we will never see again as it was so unique!! We the went home and went straight to bed as we had to get up early again as we needed to be at the airport early!!