Saturday, May 5, 2012
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Mid Pacific
In the Middle of the Pacific
Still overcast and cool. Seas are pretty calm. Today was our last hula lesson. We are all so said. I hope I remember how to do it because it is reaaly fun and very relaxing.
We just cme from the Gala Brunch and I am ready to use a barf bag. There was so much food there I could hardly look at it. Ugh! I am over buffets. We are going to the specialty restaurant with two other couples tonight and the mere thought of it is making me ill.
Later this evening I will try to sign up to Dancing with the Stripes activity where you are paired up to dance with an officer who doesn't know a thing about dancing. Should be hilarious whether or not I get picked.
Time to rest.
Still overcast and cool. Seas are pretty calm. Today was our last hula lesson. We are all so said. I hope I remember how to do it because it is reaaly fun and very relaxing.
We just cme from the Gala Brunch and I am ready to use a barf bag. There was so much food there I could hardly look at it. Ugh! I am over buffets. We are going to the specialty restaurant with two other couples tonight and the mere thought of it is making me ill.
Later this evening I will try to sign up to Dancing with the Stripes activity where you are paired up to dance with an officer who doesn't know a thing about dancing. Should be hilarious whether or not I get picked.
Time to rest.
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Leaving the islands
Leaving Hawaii
Last night was formal night and we all cleaned up very nicely. We are so elegant. The food was delicious, the show was wonderful and we went to a 70's party late at night. Most of the passengers were asleep for hours so only the younger people (in their 60's and 70's) were up late enough to attend this party. The band played 70's music and we danced while trying to remain upright because the ship was rockin' and rollin'.
Our cabin neighbors are Russian and they are loud and obnoxious. We had to talk to the people at guest relations to tell them to lower their television which was blasting loud before 7 am. Last night at 1:30 am our smoke alarm went off and we had to call someone to shut it off without creating a mass panic on the ship. So this morning when the Russians' television started blasting I was ready to kill someone. We called guest relations again and that worked. If they do it tomorrow they will be found floating in the Pacific if the sharks don't get them first. Thank goodness for my hula class which calms me down and makes me feel wonderful. The last class is tomorrow and I will be so very sad. I love the hula and now understand the culture behind it, thanks to our wonderful hula and Hawiian crafts teacher, June. I can now make Hawiian jewelry and dance the hula and actually know what I am doing. So much fun! I think I could take a cruise around the world and not be bored for one moment.
Last night was formal night and we all cleaned up very nicely. We are so elegant. The food was delicious, the show was wonderful and we went to a 70's party late at night. Most of the passengers were asleep for hours so only the younger people (in their 60's and 70's) were up late enough to attend this party. The band played 70's music and we danced while trying to remain upright because the ship was rockin' and rollin'.
Our cabin neighbors are Russian and they are loud and obnoxious. We had to talk to the people at guest relations to tell them to lower their television which was blasting loud before 7 am. Last night at 1:30 am our smoke alarm went off and we had to call someone to shut it off without creating a mass panic on the ship. So this morning when the Russians' television started blasting I was ready to kill someone. We called guest relations again and that worked. If they do it tomorrow they will be found floating in the Pacific if the sharks don't get them first. Thank goodness for my hula class which calms me down and makes me feel wonderful. The last class is tomorrow and I will be so very sad. I love the hula and now understand the culture behind it, thanks to our wonderful hula and Hawiian crafts teacher, June. I can now make Hawiian jewelry and dance the hula and actually know what I am doing. So much fun! I think I could take a cruise around the world and not be bored for one moment.
HILO part two
Hilo, Part Two
After visiting Volcano National Park we stopped at an orchid farm and the Mauna
Loa macademia nut farm where we stuffed ourselves with all flsvors of macademia nuts and of course, macademia nut ice cream. Our guide finished the tour with a stop at a local farmers market where we tasted new fruis such as
white pineapple and apple-bananas. Yummy! We didn't even mind the rain. Hilo is also the quiet part of the big island, giving it the feeling of old Hawaii.
After visiting Volcano National Park we stopped at an orchid farm and the Mauna
Loa macademia nut farm where we stuffed ourselves with all flsvors of macademia nuts and of course, macademia nut ice cream. Our guide finished the tour with a stop at a local farmers market where we tasted new fruis such as
white pineapple and apple-bananas. Yummy! We didn't even mind the rain. Hilo is also the quiet part of the big island, giving it the feeling of old Hawaii.
Hilo, Big Island
Hilo and Volcano National Park
Big Island of Hawaii
The captain did a sail-by of Kiluea at night and we saw faint lava flows sliding down the mountain. We docked early in Hilo, on the opposite side of the island from Kona. Kona is the dry side of the Big Island and Hilo is the wet side and it is lush, green and lovely. It is the location of the active volcanoes as well.
We met our private tour guide who we were with for the entire day. It rained all day but that did not stop us. We went up into the clouds to see Kiluea, a volcano which is extremely active these days. The central crater spews smoke and ash. All over the mountain side vents spew smoke and gasses. You can walk on cooled lava. We went througha cooled lava tube. Fascinating. We also went through a rain forest We saw Rainbow Falls, A beautiful waterfall. We watch five seismographs showing all activity on the volcano in real time. The needles moved constantly, showing constant volcanic activit righ beneath us. The guide told us that ifwe hear rumbling we should follow him and run like hell!
Big Island of Hawaii
The captain did a sail-by of Kiluea at night and we saw faint lava flows sliding down the mountain. We docked early in Hilo, on the opposite side of the island from Kona. Kona is the dry side of the Big Island and Hilo is the wet side and it is lush, green and lovely. It is the location of the active volcanoes as well.
We met our private tour guide who we were with for the entire day. It rained all day but that did not stop us. We went up into the clouds to see Kiluea, a volcano which is extremely active these days. The central crater spews smoke and ash. All over the mountain side vents spew smoke and gasses. You can walk on cooled lava. We went througha cooled lava tube. Fascinating. We also went through a rain forest We saw Rainbow Falls, A beautiful waterfall. We watch five seismographs showing all activity on the volcano in real time. The needles moved constantly, showing constant volcanic activit righ beneath us. The guide told us that ifwe hear rumbling we should follow him and run like hell!
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