Aloha!

June 8-17
First on our summer agenda was Hawaii. We got a free trip for going to a timeshare presentation and it was awesome. The free trip was only 3 days so we booked our own hotel and stayed for 7 more days. Before we left, we took Moxie to Iowa. She had so much fun chewing things up and terrorizing their dog and cats.Anyways....
We were so excited to arrive in Hawaii. We were staying on the Big Island in Kona. We finally landed about 7:30 Wednesday night. When we stepped off the plane it was dark. Probably the most disappointing thing was that it gets dark so much earlier there. We took a taxi to our hotel and then decided to walk around a bit. Of course we couldn't see but we couldn't just sit in our hotel room and watch tv.
Thursday
The next day we decided to explore the area. We didn't have a car and the taxis were super expensive so we walked. It was about 8 in the morning when we headed out and there was no one else out. We thought that people would be awake and starting their day but that was not the case. We had fun window shopping and getting acquainted with the area. Hawaii is still very similar to the mainland just much more expensive. Everything was atleast twice the price as here. Milk and eggs were the most expensive. We had fun comparing everything to the prices at home.
Once things opened up we got suckered into going to another timeshare presentation. This was the best one ever! There were not enough sales staff so we only stayed 20 minutes or so and we still got great discounts on all the activities we did. Awesome!! After that we went snorkeling. This is some of the best snorkeling in all of Hawaii. The fish were so colorful and even the coral was nice. We took a taxi after we got finished snorkeling and the taxi driver told us all about vana. They are like sea urchins and if you step on them it really hurts and you could have to go to the hospital. So the rest of the week we were so worried about stepping on things in the ocean that I almost hated stepping into the water. For the rest of the night we just hung out, watched the sunset, and enjoyed the beautiful Hawaii night air.
Friday

Here is Summer 2011

So I have done an awful job updating or even keeping this blog current. I had really good intentions but then life started and things just got away from me. I am going to try again and hopefully I can write about our summer and the things going on now. Thanks for reading!!

Dean and Rachel