Though it has been about 2 months since we went Hawaii, the beautiful land of luaus, volcanos and a melting pot of cultures still remain high on my lists of must-go-before-you-die and places-i-want-to-see-again. And this post is the perfect opportunity to display my cross-processed Holga slide photos, which I think turned out rather well. Ah, the self-indulgence of it all (and on a separate note, this paragraph has loads of hyphens)
Waikiki beach. I miss the blue sky and sea.
The outrigger was hilarious. Ideally, we should paddle all the way out and when the wave comes in, we have to paddle hard so that we can catch the wave without getting submerged. We did it the first time and it was thrilling. So our guide brought us out again for a second time. However this time, we were exhausted. It did not help that Cheewei was at the front laughing his ass off for some reason, and despite Estelle yelling, “Cheewei, stop laughing and f*cking paddle!”, we were just not fast enough. For the first time, I saw what the guide meant when he said we will submerge. And since I stupidly thought we will never submerge (hey, tourist traps shouldn’t endanger your life), I lost my Nikon Coolpix camera, R.I.P.
Requisite photos of us in beach wear.
Off to see the volcanos at Hawai’i, or commonly called Big Island. This is not the state of Hawaii, but rather, an island with an active volcano that is constantly spewing lava. As the lava dries up, the island expands. Pretty cool stuff. The capital of Hawaii, Honolulu, is on O’ahu which is where you’ll find your touristy stuff like Waikiki Beach and Polynesian dinners that are never worth their price. So we took a plane from O’ahu and flew to Hawai’i for a day to see real volcanos. If you are expecting to see red hot molten lava, you might be a little underwhelmed, unless you are really lucky. But, it’s kinda cool to just look at the barren crater and wonder at Mother Nature. -cue thoughtful look-. The black stuff in the background you see on the last two photos, that’s dried lava for you.
The volcano crater.
There are still so many places I want to see in Hawaii but Spring Break is much too short to cover everything. Besides, money is always a limiting factor. My personal take is if you are looking for beautiful beaches, Maui is probably a better bet than O’ahu. Most of O’ahu looks a little like a 1980s Singapore anyway so you won’t be missing much if you don’t spend most of your holiday there. Do the island hopping thing, if finances allow, because that lets you see the different aspects of Hawaiian life.
