We did what we usually did up to breakfast. Then, they gave us some time to pack our bags. We could bring 1 item down and then we would get to play games with our naturalist. Our naturalist, Polaris, could not make it today because of a family situation. So we had a lady. While we were playing, we got to sign cards that we were making for our counselors. After that we went back to our cabins, packed the rest of the things up, and took them down to the gazebo. Then we went straight outside of the Dining Lodge, got our lunch and sat to eat it. Just a sandwich, an apple, a cookie, and some water. They had said that we would get to go on a Closing Hike but instead we had to board the bus. While we were coming back, we saw children playing at recess and it felt very weird that we were not at school. We were pretty sad that we had to leave Science Camp. As we approached Fremont, I knew now that we were kind of far away from Science Camp. The only other time I might get to go to Science Camp now, is if I get to be counselor in high school. But I won't get to enjoy it as the little kid.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
SCIENCE CAMP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(TRUE STORY) PART 4
Today was our last entire day! :( We woke up kind of early at 6:30. We did not start going to the bathrooms to brush our teeth though until 6:55. Instead, we all changed and talked and sang. :P 6:55 was actually pretty early to be in the bathrooms. Only a few other people were there. As breakfast time approached, a few of us had not changed our hairstyles from yesterday's Boogie Night including other girls in separate cabins from us. Once we had our breakfast we went into our separate trail groups. Today we went the same route as we had done yesterday. We also crossed the creek again. This time though, we went on a different route and we played really good games like Sardines. Sadly, it was raining pretty much once we left Science Camp Grounds. As we were getting through the forest with a wet and snobby feeling alot of people complained and said that they wanted to get back to their cabins . But ignoring this, Polaris just went on showing us things. Soon, I was part of the complaining people. I was really getting drenched! The next place we went was kind of my favorite. We got to make face "masks" which was kind of a paste we could make by rubbing rocks. We then put it on our faces. I took it off before we left that beautiful place. I also learnt how to skip rocks that day. Today we had planned to pick up trash to get the Earth Award. Some of the girl's cabin group asked Polaris if we would get the Earth Award and showed our bag of trash at the end of the hike. He said that we would, and we all got to boast to the boy's cabin group who were part of our trail group that we got all the possible awards. As if getting that wet weren't enough, Polaris took us to the garden so we could get some spinach seeds. Finally, we got to go to our cabins! Once in our cabins, we quickly started changing. It felt pretty good to not feel soggy. We were in time for REC Time in which you could take a shower. Then came Teacher Time, Cabin Time, Dinner, and then............... SKIT NIGHT!!!!!!!!!!! The moment we had all been waiting for and at the same time wished it weren't there. Why? Well, because skit night pretty much indicated our last night at Science Camp. I felt very sad. Anyway, our skit was kind of like "America's Got Talent" except we changed it to "Forest's Got Talent." It was really enjoyable. But we did not get to do Campfire since it was already 9:00 when the skits were done. We returned to our cabins knowing that a sad day was ahead of us. Today night, was the only night I slept from 9:30 to 7:00.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Alopecia areata
It is very funny how I discovered what alopecia areata meant. While you are typing, on the search they give some suggestions. One of them had alopecia areata. For some weird reason, I thought that it was an astronomy related word like aurora borealis. Guess what it turned out to be. It meant loss of hair.... It kind of made me laugh to see those images of partly bald heads. For example, look at the picture below!
Alopecia areata (AA) is a medical condition in which hair is lost from some or all areas of the body, usually from the scalp.
Alopecia areata (AA) is a medical condition in which hair is lost from some or all areas of the body, usually from the scalp.
Monday, January 24, 2011
SCIENCE CAMP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(TRUE STORY) PART 3
The next morning, a naturalist knocked on our door to wake us up and tell us it was 7:00 a.m. We all stretched and finally got up. Some people just lied down on their beds again like our funny friend in the "Ecstatic Eight." Today I was on the top bunk so it took me a while to get down because I was pretty sleepy. We then got ready and went down for breakfast. AFter that, we went to our cabins and got ready. We came down and helped carry the lunch together in our backpacks. This time, we were going to hike at Mt. Ellen. We went on a solo hike so it was pretty enjoyable. I was sweating so much by the time we reached the summit because I had seven layers on! So at the end I was just wearing my T-shirt after stripping all those 6 layers. Once we came back on to "base camp," we visited the garden. There we got to taste some different types of leaves. I tasted Kale and Fava Beans' leaves. If we came tomorrow, we could get Spinach Seeds he said. Now, we had REC time, cabin time, and a new thing called, "Teacher Time." Again, I spent my REC time taking a shower. Teacher Time was where we filled out what activities we did and what was our favorite part in a booklet. Cabin time, was spent on rehearsing our skit and making some final touches. We had dinner which was pizza...... Woohoo! Then we went back to our cabins and this time we got ready for................................. "BOOGIE NIGHT!" We had some crazy hairstyles. We did some weird dance called the Chiga Chiga. Then we got to learn and do our own dances. Everybody did the macarina. Today I also learned a terrible dance with boys but a great dance with girls and teachers. It is called the Barnyard Boogie. Then we enjoyed a little bit more time of our own and then went out to "Campfire." There, as usual, we would have a funny part a new song part and then we are dismissed out to our cabins while singing, "Friends are Special." Tomorrow was our last entire day. I'm sure no one could get to sleep tonight. I was on the top bunk.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
SCIENCE CAMP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(TRUE STORY) PART 2
In the morning, I heard whispers and saw a flashlight beam! The whisper was saying something about the time. Then I realized it was one of my friends. She had said it was 7:45 and that was when we were supposed to be at the Dining Lodge. Our counselor turned on the lights and then that friend realized that it was actually 6:45. We were saved. Phew! We would have been "mean" to her. But it was her birthday today! Some of our cabin mates went- like me, outside in their P.J.'s to brush our teeth. Then we would come back and then the next group set of girls would go. (They would already be changed.) By the time we were done and cleaned up our cabins a little, it would be time for breakfast. The one thing I did not like about going to meals from our cabins was that we had to go down these slopes and one of them was very humongo. The boys had it pretty easy since they had only 3-4 steps to get to the Boys' Village. Anyway, after breakfast we went back to our cabins and got ready for a day. We also cleaned up our cabins since you could earn, "The Golden Dustpan Award" which was where if your cabin was spick and span, they would exchange your regular dustpan with a metallic gold painted dustpan. Today we were going on a trip to the tidepools and the beach. We would also get to see Pescadero Creek (O, Pescadero!), a marsh and Eudora, "The Talking Tree." At the tidepools we could pick a partner and go around up to the boundaries. I picked the "Birthday Girl" since we had planned so on the bus. After a day of exploring, we came back on to the campus. We had REC time and Cabin Time right now. Sadly, REC time was used up on taking a shower. To wait in line, and get dressed. Then, we had Cabin Time. We practiced for our skit in this time. Then we would have dinner after getting ready. Today we had a "Make Your Own Burrito" and it tasted delicioso. After this, we went back to our cabins and prepared for our night. Today was "Town Hall." (I forgot to tell you that I went on a Night Hike yesterday night and we got to see a large redwood tree named "Big Red.") At Town Hall my group discussed Families and whether we need a BART station running under Central Park. We said, "YES." After Town Hall we had a Night Campfire. At that time they will tell funny stories and sing songs and we would sing-a-long. My favorite song was "Friends are Special."That night I did not sleep very well. Everybody said that they had not slept very well so far every night that we had been here!
Monday, January 17, 2011
SCIENCE CAMP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(TRUE STORY) PART 1
I was shopping for last minute items on Sunday night for Science Camp and I saw one of my friends (not part of The Ecstatic Eight). We started talking and after this I kept on seeing her around the shop. We both knew later that we were too excited to be talking to each other. Soon after, I said a final bye to her and my mom and I left the store. That night I felt thrilled about going to Science Camp. The next morning went pretty slow until I reached school. There was a line for every classroom. I left my luggage where it was supposed to be and joined my class's line. We started at 9:10 to board the buses. The ride was pretty boring. Once we reached the place, two people with crazy hairdos greeted us with excited waving. I did not feel a bit like this was Science Camp until we got some info. We then entered the dining lodge to have our lunch. We were then told to go somewhere following Moose (naturalist) and she told us who we were with in our cabins. The best thing was we were with everybody. The Ecstatic Eight were all together plus a girl who really doesn't have friends but is nice, and our counselor (a high school student). Then we were sent down to get our luggage from the gazebo and see our cabins. We also unpacked our sleeping bags in the time we got to be in our cabins. Then we went down and got some time called REC time. In this time we could stay in our cabins go to the office and play instruments or got to the library, play sports, or just explore their campus. After this we got cabin time and then dinner at 6:00. The first day for dinner we got Spaghetti. After dinner we went to our cabins and slept.... ZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzzZzZzZzZZ "Is anybody awake?" I whispered. Next thing I knew, I could not sleep. I slept for only 3 hours or so.
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Hawaii Trip (re-edited) Part 7
Dec. 31
Today was Airport Day. We did not do much other than getting my birthday present at Del Sol. We reached home at 9:45 p.m. The End.
Today was Airport Day. We did not do much other than getting my birthday present at Del Sol. We reached home at 9:45 p.m. The End.
Hawaii Trip (re-edited) Part 6
Dec. 30
Yay, today is my b-day! When I wake up in the morning , my parents wish me a happy b-day. Then we get ready to go somewhere. Today my parents will take me somewhere for my birthday. This time we decide on swimming in the ocean.We drive and look for a good beach to swim in. After about half an hour, we find Spencer Beach. We get out of our car and change in the changing rooms provided there at the beach. Then we get into the water. The water temperature is pretty warm. I try out freestyle in the water. Then my mom sees a turtle and she tells my little brother, me, and my dad. We spend quite some time in the water and around lunch time, we get out of the water and take a mini bath and change. We then eat and go on a trail. Unexpectedly, the trail leads us to a Hawaiian temple. It has been built by King Kamehameha. The reason he has builtt this temple is because he is told that the War God will protect him in war. The war that was approaching was against his cousin. He also is supposed to sacrifice anybody's body in the temple. He requests his cousin to come. His cousin knows he is being asked to come to his death but hh can not refuse it. So, he is sacrificed and that is the end. Amazingly, the spears built are 16 ft. This was our last stop since it was 4:00 by the time we came back from the trail. We went back to our hotel.
Yay, today is my b-day! When I wake up in the morning , my parents wish me a happy b-day. Then we get ready to go somewhere. Today my parents will take me somewhere for my birthday. This time we decide on swimming in the ocean.We drive and look for a good beach to swim in. After about half an hour, we find Spencer Beach. We get out of our car and change in the changing rooms provided there at the beach. Then we get into the water. The water temperature is pretty warm. I try out freestyle in the water. Then my mom sees a turtle and she tells my little brother, me, and my dad. We spend quite some time in the water and around lunch time, we get out of the water and take a mini bath and change. We then eat and go on a trail. Unexpectedly, the trail leads us to a Hawaiian temple. It has been built by King Kamehameha. The reason he has builtt this temple is because he is told that the War God will protect him in war. The war that was approaching was against his cousin. He also is supposed to sacrifice anybody's body in the temple. He requests his cousin to come. His cousin knows he is being asked to come to his death but hh can not refuse it. So, he is sacrificed and that is the end. Amazingly, the spears built are 16 ft. This was our last stop since it was 4:00 by the time we came back from the trail. We went back to our hotel.
Hawaii Trip (re-edited) Part 5
Dec. 29
Today was literally volcano day. We went first thing at 9:00 on a Volcano Tour. We did not get to see much of the volcano. But we had much more of a rainforest tour. We listened to many different birds and learned about different trees. One of the birds had a funny call that sounded like a whistle. Once we were done with this tour, we went inside a lava tube. There was one where firelamps were lit along the wall. So, we could see where we were walking. For the other lava tube you had to be equipped with a flashlight. It was pitch dark and our flashlights were not as luminant. The others' flashlights did not help. So we went about 3/4 of the way and came back. Later on, we walked on igneous rocks and lava rocks. Some were pretty sharp. We stopped by a couple of these sites. Then we drove towards a 2004 lava flow. It took a pretty long to get there. The lava flow had blocked the middlle of a road so no one could drive there.We then parked our car and walked on the lava flow. It was really splendid. We also saw a sign that had on it written Road End. But more lava had flowed on past the sign. In some areas you could see portions of the road. Then we went on and saw a sea arch. After this we went to subway and made our sandwich saw Rainbow Falls and the night started to approach. We had a hard time looking for our next stop, an active volcano with lava. Luckily it will not flow. We walked on the volcano until we reached the top erupting point. Right as we stepped on a person signalled to someone else with an emergency signal. We thought the volcano was going to erupt and we left very hastily. Later we parked somewhere and ate because once we reached our hotel we knew it would be sleeping time. When we got to our hotel we fell flat on the beds provided.
Today was literally volcano day. We went first thing at 9:00 on a Volcano Tour. We did not get to see much of the volcano. But we had much more of a rainforest tour. We listened to many different birds and learned about different trees. One of the birds had a funny call that sounded like a whistle. Once we were done with this tour, we went inside a lava tube. There was one where firelamps were lit along the wall. So, we could see where we were walking. For the other lava tube you had to be equipped with a flashlight. It was pitch dark and our flashlights were not as luminant. The others' flashlights did not help. So we went about 3/4 of the way and came back. Later on, we walked on igneous rocks and lava rocks. Some were pretty sharp. We stopped by a couple of these sites. Then we drove towards a 2004 lava flow. It took a pretty long to get there. The lava flow had blocked the middlle of a road so no one could drive there.We then parked our car and walked on the lava flow. It was really splendid. We also saw a sign that had on it written Road End. But more lava had flowed on past the sign. In some areas you could see portions of the road. Then we went on and saw a sea arch. After this we went to subway and made our sandwich saw Rainbow Falls and the night started to approach. We had a hard time looking for our next stop, an active volcano with lava. Luckily it will not flow. We walked on the volcano until we reached the top erupting point. Right as we stepped on a person signalled to someone else with an emergency signal. We thought the volcano was going to erupt and we left very hastily. Later we parked somewhere and ate because once we reached our hotel we knew it would be sleeping time. When we got to our hotel we fell flat on the beds provided.
Hawaii Trip (re-edited) Part 4
Dec. 28
Today we woke up early enough so to be on time for our Oahu flight and then from there to Hawaii. Later on.... As we approached Hawaii, I was excited to be still in Hawaii and also to be able to visit more places. It was around 1:30 or so when we reached our destination. When we checked in our hotel, they said we had to wait until 3:00. We did not know what to do so we just explored some shops and booked our submarine ride. We had a ride at 4:00. By the time we reached our hotel, it was 2:30 and we asked if we could get into our hotel. They said it was ready and so we got ready for our submarine ride after resting a little in our hotel. We then went to the body of water where this submarine ride was taking place. First we rode on a boat towards the submarine then we had to jump on the top of the submarine and get to this little porthole, climb down a ladder and below into the place we would be sitting and watching the sea critters. We saw many different types of fishes. It was th at at 5:00 that the ride ended. The rest of the day we shopped for our grocery needs and ate Shaved Ice. It was around dinner time whenwe reached our hotel and so we cooked and ate our food. Then we spent some time practicing and doing our work.Then we watched some TV and slept.
Today we woke up early enough so to be on time for our Oahu flight and then from there to Hawaii. Later on.... As we approached Hawaii, I was excited to be still in Hawaii and also to be able to visit more places. It was around 1:30 or so when we reached our destination. When we checked in our hotel, they said we had to wait until 3:00. We did not know what to do so we just explored some shops and booked our submarine ride. We had a ride at 4:00. By the time we reached our hotel, it was 2:30 and we asked if we could get into our hotel. They said it was ready and so we got ready for our submarine ride after resting a little in our hotel. We then went to the body of water where this submarine ride was taking place. First we rode on a boat towards the submarine then we had to jump on the top of the submarine and get to this little porthole, climb down a ladder and below into the place we would be sitting and watching the sea critters. We saw many different types of fishes. It was th at at 5:00 that the ride ended. The rest of the day we shopped for our grocery needs and ate Shaved Ice. It was around dinner time whenwe reached our hotel and so we cooked and ate our food. Then we spent some time practicing and doing our work.Then we watched some TV and slept.
Hawaii Trip (re-edited) Part 3
Dec.27
This morning we woke up pretty early. Today was our last day at Kauai. The next day we would leave for Hawaii or Big Island. I am not very sure of what we did that day. Let me recollect my memories... Ok I remember now. We first went to the Spouting Blow Horn. This is how it works. First of all,there is an island-like ground there. In the middle is a hole where water comes out. Whenever there is high tide, the force is so strong that by the time it reaches underneath the land the water is a spouting blow horn. Check this link out to see the spouting blow horn at Kauai: http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSHlv29-FOklLrkJ4tjdRrsw279CmP_h-TvZeQI6LSiIhZlZGYrNg
Once we were done, we drove to a beautiful place. I don't think it it is that famous since I did not see any name for it. To get there, you have to either walk or drive over tons of puddles. Once you get there, there is a beautiful beach. If you travel further on there are places like the Spouting Blow Horn except instead of water being sprayed, it is air. It felt good standing next to it. As we continued on, we saw a large area of greenery. It looked like the place that woman dances around on at the beginning of, Sound of Music. Then we left that area and traveled to some different beaches until around 3 or 4. The next day we were leaving for Hawaii or Big Island.
This morning we woke up pretty early. Today was our last day at Kauai. The next day we would leave for Hawaii or Big Island. I am not very sure of what we did that day. Let me recollect my memories... Ok I remember now. We first went to the Spouting Blow Horn. This is how it works. First of all,there is an island-like ground there. In the middle is a hole where water comes out. Whenever there is high tide, the force is so strong that by the time it reaches underneath the land the water is a spouting blow horn. Check this link out to see the spouting blow horn at Kauai: http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSHlv29-FOklLrkJ4tjdRrsw279CmP_h-TvZeQI6LSiIhZlZGYrNg
Once we were done, we drove to a beautiful place. I don't think it it is that famous since I did not see any name for it. To get there, you have to either walk or drive over tons of puddles. Once you get there, there is a beautiful beach. If you travel further on there are places like the Spouting Blow Horn except instead of water being sprayed, it is air. It felt good standing next to it. As we continued on, we saw a large area of greenery. It looked like the place that woman dances around on at the beginning of, Sound of Music. Then we left that area and traveled to some different beaches until around 3 or 4. The next day we were leaving for Hawaii or Big Island.
Friday, January 7, 2011
Hawaii Trip (re-edited) Part 2
Dec.26
The next morning, we woke up at 7:00 and managed to get out of our hotel by 9:00. Today my mom had said we would go to a canyon. So, we drove and drove until we got onto a mountain. We started driving up the mountain, and it took forever for us to get there. Once we reached, we knew the drive was of no use when we couldn't see the canyon because of fog. we went to some different stops on the mountain. The last one was a hiking area on the canyon. We were actually walking on the side of a canyon. Soon, my mother started to worry because we were not equipped with the right hiking material. So, we walked back and drove to our hotel. The side of Kauai we had just visited was rainy. What is amazing about Kauai is that when it is raining on one side, it is shining on the other side. We were on the sunny side of Kauai. Once we reached our hotel room, we got dressed to go into the swimming pool. My dad and I did a little bit of swimming moves and tricks. Then we returned to our hotel. This time we took a bath and put on our regular clothes. We were going to go on the rounds around the backside of our hotel. There was a private snorkeling and swimming cove there also. Sadly, we were not ready for this and so we couldn't swim there. We went on a trail at 5:00. At this point everybody started leaving other than us and a woman and her daughter. It seemed weird but we just went on further into the trail. Then some water struck us hard to make us think why they had left. It started raining. First it was minute, and then soon it started pouring. We did not have a car, so, we had to walk back from where we had come from. We were drenched by the time we reached our hotel. We had to change clothes one last time for the day and sleep.
The next morning, we woke up at 7:00 and managed to get out of our hotel by 9:00. Today my mom had said we would go to a canyon. So, we drove and drove until we got onto a mountain. We started driving up the mountain, and it took forever for us to get there. Once we reached, we knew the drive was of no use when we couldn't see the canyon because of fog. we went to some different stops on the mountain. The last one was a hiking area on the canyon. We were actually walking on the side of a canyon. Soon, my mother started to worry because we were not equipped with the right hiking material. So, we walked back and drove to our hotel. The side of Kauai we had just visited was rainy. What is amazing about Kauai is that when it is raining on one side, it is shining on the other side. We were on the sunny side of Kauai. Once we reached our hotel room, we got dressed to go into the swimming pool. My dad and I did a little bit of swimming moves and tricks. Then we returned to our hotel. This time we took a bath and put on our regular clothes. We were going to go on the rounds around the backside of our hotel. There was a private snorkeling and swimming cove there also. Sadly, we were not ready for this and so we couldn't swim there. We went on a trail at 5:00. At this point everybody started leaving other than us and a woman and her daughter. It seemed weird but we just went on further into the trail. Then some water struck us hard to make us think why they had left. It started raining. First it was minute, and then soon it started pouring. We did not have a car, so, we had to walk back from where we had come from. We were drenched by the time we reached our hotel. We had to change clothes one last time for the day and sleep.
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
My Hawaii Trip (re-edited)
Dec. 25
The weather wasn't that good in my state and I lay on my bed hoping that Hawaii would have better weather in store for us. About 30 minutes before we left for the airport, I started sleeping. When we reached the airport, I couldn't wait to get to Hawaii. My favorite part would always be to see the hotel. You might say that all the hotels would look pretty much the same. But that's wrong. They look pretty much... different! Anyway, once we got off the airplane that was bound to Kauai from Honolulu, we went to our car rental, picked up our car, and then, headed home, I mean to our hotel (but basically, a hotel is a vacation home). The next day, we began our first day of Kauai. That day, we were seeking out a Hindu Monastery that is absolutely run by Americans. The founder of this temple was, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. He left San Francisco and traveled to Sri Lanka and followed a guru's teachings by praying and meditating. After many years, he came to Hawaii and founded this monastery. The part of Kauai that he has used to create the temple and it's beautiful natural surrounding is gorgeous. There are jackfruit trees, rudraksha trees (see in this link: http://www.google.com/images?q=rudraksha&oe=utf-8&rls=com.ubuntu:en-US:unofficial&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi&biw=1400&bih=791), and banyan trees. One of the statues they decided, was to be shipped from India. The people shipping it from India asked if they wanted the stone banyan tree. They said they didn't want it because they already had a humongous large, real banyan tree. Once the statue came and was placed there, one of the sages cried because of how beautiful it looked.While we were driving, my mom told my dad the way to Opaeka Falls. Sadly, we couldn't get very close. We just saw some water falling in 3 different directions. The next place we went to was a hiking place. There was also a wet cave and a dry cave. We just walked up to the wet cave. It kind of looked like a scene from a movie where usually, there are one or more people boating. Then we went on a muddy trail. Two people advised us to not go too far. We just did a 5-10 minute hike and left for our hotel.
The weather wasn't that good in my state and I lay on my bed hoping that Hawaii would have better weather in store for us. About 30 minutes before we left for the airport, I started sleeping. When we reached the airport, I couldn't wait to get to Hawaii. My favorite part would always be to see the hotel. You might say that all the hotels would look pretty much the same. But that's wrong. They look pretty much... different! Anyway, once we got off the airplane that was bound to Kauai from Honolulu, we went to our car rental, picked up our car, and then, headed home, I mean to our hotel (but basically, a hotel is a vacation home). The next day, we began our first day of Kauai. That day, we were seeking out a Hindu Monastery that is absolutely run by Americans. The founder of this temple was, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. He left San Francisco and traveled to Sri Lanka and followed a guru's teachings by praying and meditating. After many years, he came to Hawaii and founded this monastery. The part of Kauai that he has used to create the temple and it's beautiful natural surrounding is gorgeous. There are jackfruit trees, rudraksha trees (see in this link: http://www.google.com/images?q=rudraksha&oe=utf-8&rls=com.ubuntu:en-US:unofficial&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi&biw=1400&bih=791), and banyan trees. One of the statues they decided, was to be shipped from India. The people shipping it from India asked if they wanted the stone banyan tree. They said they didn't want it because they already had a humongous large, real banyan tree. Once the statue came and was placed there, one of the sages cried because of how beautiful it looked.While we were driving, my mom told my dad the way to Opaeka Falls. Sadly, we couldn't get very close. We just saw some water falling in 3 different directions. The next place we went to was a hiking place. There was also a wet cave and a dry cave. We just walked up to the wet cave. It kind of looked like a scene from a movie where usually, there are one or more people boating. Then we went on a muddy trail. Two people advised us to not go too far. We just did a 5-10 minute hike and left for our hotel.
Sunday, January 2, 2011
My Hawaii Trip
Dec. 31
The weather wasn't that good in my state and I lay on my bed hoping that Hawaii would have better weather in store for us. About 30 minutes before we left for the airport, I started sleeping. When we reached the airport, I couldn't wait to get to Hawaii. My favorite part would always be to see the hotel. You might say that all the hotels would look pretty much the same. But that's wrong. They look pretty much... different! Anyway, once we got off the airplane that was bound to Kauai from Honolulu, we went to our car rental, picked up our car, and then, headed home, I mean to our hotel (but basically, a hotel is a vacation home). The next day, we began our first day of Kauai. That day, we went to a temple, watched Opaeka Falls, and went for a small hike for about 10 minutes then returned to our hotel. The next day we didn't do much and after that, we went on a tour (by ourselves) around our hotel. We did notice people left by 5:00 from everywhere they were. We did not know why this was until rain poured down on us. We came back to our hotel, drenched since we had walked. The next day we went to Hawaii and explored the whereabouts of everything. We also went on a submarine tour that day, before we returned to our hotel. Our last full day we had, was spent on swimming in the ocean and walking on a trail. Unexpectedly, the trail led us to a temple built by the famous king of Hawaii named King Kamehameha. It was believed that if the king built a temple and sacrificed anybody, he would be protected from one of the coming-up wars. He decided he would sacrifice his cousin, who was also his rival. We were also surprised at the size of tools and weapons they had. They must have been very tall. Their longest spear was 16 ft (192 inches) long! Once we explored the trail, we went back to our hotel. The next day was, "Airport Day," literally. We arrived home late at night. Once we came home we collapsed onto our beds. Bye!
The weather wasn't that good in my state and I lay on my bed hoping that Hawaii would have better weather in store for us. About 30 minutes before we left for the airport, I started sleeping. When we reached the airport, I couldn't wait to get to Hawaii. My favorite part would always be to see the hotel. You might say that all the hotels would look pretty much the same. But that's wrong. They look pretty much... different! Anyway, once we got off the airplane that was bound to Kauai from Honolulu, we went to our car rental, picked up our car, and then, headed home, I mean to our hotel (but basically, a hotel is a vacation home). The next day, we began our first day of Kauai. That day, we went to a temple, watched Opaeka Falls, and went for a small hike for about 10 minutes then returned to our hotel. The next day we didn't do much and after that, we went on a tour (by ourselves) around our hotel. We did notice people left by 5:00 from everywhere they were. We did not know why this was until rain poured down on us. We came back to our hotel, drenched since we had walked. The next day we went to Hawaii and explored the whereabouts of everything. We also went on a submarine tour that day, before we returned to our hotel. Our last full day we had, was spent on swimming in the ocean and walking on a trail. Unexpectedly, the trail led us to a temple built by the famous king of Hawaii named King Kamehameha. It was believed that if the king built a temple and sacrificed anybody, he would be protected from one of the coming-up wars. He decided he would sacrifice his cousin, who was also his rival. We were also surprised at the size of tools and weapons they had. They must have been very tall. Their longest spear was 16 ft (192 inches) long! Once we explored the trail, we went back to our hotel. The next day was, "Airport Day," literally. We arrived home late at night. Once we came home we collapsed onto our beds. Bye!
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