Holiday.

When I went to hawaii me and my family had lots of fun. First we went Honolulu and 5 days later we went to maui. On the plane we took about 15 hours from our house to our hotel which was quite tiring but we all were fine when we got to Honolulu.

Honolulu

Honolulu is the major city of the island of Oahu. It is where the airport is. Honolulu was a 8.5 hour flight from Auckland (very boring). The main beach is Waikiki beach but there are heaps of beaches on the island. On the first day we did nothing at all just hanged around the pool. On the second day we went shopping and found 2 tommy hilfiger clothes and that is all i got for that day on the third day we went to hanauma bay which Claudia was planned for the family and after that we had dinner at a friend's place. On the fourth day we went to the fireworks because they do that every friday. on the fifth day we transferred to maui and the security is really stressful because you had to take off your shoes and hats you also had to take out all your technology.Volcanoes – Hawaii really is just a whole heap of volcanoes that have erupted over centuries and continue to spill lava – so Hawaii is getting bigger all the time. Volcanic Rock – you see volcanic rock everywhere. It is just on the side of the roads. The people have used it to build things like stone fences etc Beaches – white sand (sometimes golden), very blue water (like powerade), good for snorkelling, very warm Hanauma Bay – formed by underwater volcano pushing lava up out of the sea then hardening into rock. It created a crater. When the seas rose thousands of years ago, because a bay that is still there today. Snorkelling, lots of fish and sometimes turtles. Banyan Tree (Moana – photos) - Branches send down stems into the ground that over hundreds of years form new trunks so is it one tree with many trunks. Driving – all driving is on the wrong side of the road. This made Dad very stressed!!!! All the road rules are different. For example if you are turning right at a red light, you are expected to go, even when it is red. If you don’t, the locals start tooting at you!

Maui

At maui after the plane went home and didn’t do anything but go to the beach and pool. Made up of 2 volcanoes (10,000 foot high) and joined by farmland. Amazing beaches, warm temperatures etc. Nice in the morning, often windy in the afternoon. On the second day we practically did the same on the third day. On the fourth day we went to a crater in the middle of the ocean where you can go snorkelling. Seeing all the tropical fish. Water so clear you can see 60 metres in every direction they had a big jump off the boat which was really high and a big slide that was only open at that place.Turtle Town – where the green sea turtles live. They usually go under water for 15-20 minutes but can stay underwater for hours in they feel threatened.also on that day we went shopping and got lots of clothes. On the fourth day we relaxed again. And on the fifth day we went back to honolulu for one night and then in the morning we had to go back to christchurch.