saturday- we decided that we would stay with randy and heather and they could take us to the airport on sunday morning so that we could save money on parking.
sunday- we woke up at 7am got ready for the long trip ahead of us and took off to the airport. we arrived about an hour and a half early. check.in and security went as smooth as anyone could hope for. we had plenty of time to eat at chilis and sit for just a little bit before our plane took off. we boarded our flight and were on our way to LAX. we arrived in LAX to find out that we had been delayed and had to spend 6 hours in the terminal. (lets just say we are not fans of the LAX airport) also a quick side note, we learned that a lot of people do not shower daily or probably not even every other day. we sit down to eat somewhere and this guy sat at the table next to us, who was one who hadn't showered in a while. i got really sick to my stomach and couldn't even start my meal (which wasn't cheap) so we left. also it was a mad dash to any electric outlet in that airport since they only had i think 6 (3 working) and which ever one became available was for the taking. we finally got our turn at a plug. martin watched a movie and i did some scrapbooking. after many horrible hours we were finally able to board. (don't worry, yes another stinky guy sat right in front of us and a girl who i swear did not know how not to talk sat with him...so needless to say the plane ride was also not enjoyable) WE FINALLY ARRIVED AT THE HONOLULU AIRPORT!!! we got our luggage and hurried to find the car rental place. upset#1-we had to pay $300 extra in car fees that we were unaware of and at the time were told unavoidable...so of course we pay it. upset#2-then we use martins iphone to navigate us to the hotel. well, it didn't work out too well. we got lost. (reminder...we woke up 7am abilene time...getting lost is 1am hawaii time or 6am abilene time...) ok so we finally find the hotel. we park. upset#3-we check in. we were told we were upgraded to a king size room (my thinking...ok, good. just like we are suppsed to be according to what our travel agent booked due to a honeymooon package upgrade) so we haul our unmotivated luggage to the 19th floor, walk in, 2 twin size beds. lets just say i wasn't a nice person at this time. so we go back down stairs tell them the issue then they proceed to inform us that they don't have any available at this time. don't worry i fussed. 25 hours later we finally get to go to sleep.
monday-we were upgarded and comped parking for our troubles. our view was breathtaking. our balcony overlooked the ocean and our side window did as well. our room was outstanding. breakfast was our favorite part. its what got us out of bed early every morning. we took this day easy. we got familiar with the area before we attempted to do anything. we walked the streets shopped and just hung out.
tuesday-we again just hung out, went to the beach on Waikiki as well as the beach on the North Shore. which was amazing. and if we ever venture back to Hawaii we hope to spend most of our time there.
wednesday- luau. AMAZING!!! It was sooo much fun!!! There were a million of dancers who were all so talented, pretty good tasting food, endless drinks, and a bus guide guy (lol) that I'm sure are not words to describe him. Let's just say we laughed the entire time on the way to the luau and on the way home. Martin tried to video record him but it didn't work out too well.
thursday- snorkeling. i'm just going to say I was pretty darn nervous about this. but we ended up having the time of our lives. we saw two bottle nose dolphins, attempted to swim with them but they got scared, and swam with amazing fish that I never thought i would see up close. martin broke two of his toes getting off the boat and into the water on his first attempt to swim with the dolphins. (which are still trying to heal). after our trip was over we were both burnt to a crisp and spent the rest of the afternoon hiding from the sun.
friday-couples massage. i get grief for the price but we both have to admit it was much needed. i tried to convince martin that we needed to partake in a monthly couples massage back at home but he didn't agree. after that we just hung out at the beach and went to dinner that night.
ok, so i took a break from typing, life gets busy and i'm not quite motivated to give all the details so here is just a run down.
saturday-we went to the pineapple plantation. we attempted the worlds largest maze and gave up after an hour and a half or more. we then go to the airport and find out that we have been delayed again. we are just worn out by this point.
sunday-we finally get to dallas around 5pm and our wonderful besties picked us up!! then, we find out that our luggage has been lost. ya don't worry we were NOT HAPPY!! well, i wasn't anyways. so we had to stay in dallas a few more hours than we had planned and then still they didn't have any information.days after- we finally got set back on our sleep and eating schedule. and the last piece of luggage showed up at 8pm on Thursday!!! ya it took forever!!!
anyways! we had so much fun. :)
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