Hawaii!

Hawaii was a great experience. Out or Orlando and Hawaii,
Hawaii was my most favorite and memorable trip. Our volleyball coach surprised us with the idea of going to Hawaii. Most of us agreed we would want to go, of course I thought it would never happen, but it did! Of course we had to pay for the trip, but we did lots of fund raising to help us raise money. You could easily tell when we were leaving for Hawaii soon because all of us couldn't stop talking about it and we were getting more and more excited each day. We drove to Winnipeg and from there flew to Vancouver where we had to wait a couple hours before flying to Hawaii.

We didn't get to Hawaii until later at night. We had to wait at the airport for about an hour and a half for luggage and our rental vehicles. We went back to the hotel and straight to bed, excited for the next day!
Our trip to Hawaii consisted of one beach volleyball practice, one mini tournament with a Hawaiian team, snorkeling, touring, going to the beach, surfing, shopping, and getting plenty of exercise.
My favorite part of Hawaii was going to the beach almost everyday and all the shopping we got done. My least favorite part was the snorkeling. I don't think I have really ever told anybody this, but I am absolutely terrified of snorkeling! I am fine until I get water in my snorkel, then everything goes downhill. I start panicking and getting a feeling that I am drowning. This happened to me once and I was done the rest of the day. I laid on the beach and tanned, of course with the fairness of my skin I got burnt instead of getting a tan. Everybody made fun of me for that.
The funniest thing that happened on this trip was when I got shot out of the banana boat like a torpedo. That's how I got my nickname, "The Torpedo" from Mr. Densmore. A HUGE wave came, hit our tiny little boat and the next thing I knew I was flying through the air and all anyone saw of me was my feet and legs, the rest of me was gone under water. The photographer got a picture of it too. I wish I had that picture to put on my blog, but I don't. Sorry!
Some of the sights we saw in Hawaii were Dog the Bounty Hunters office, the set of Hawaii Five-O, and a bunch of old buildings that I can't remember the names of.
I would love to go back to Hawaii and live there for a year, or just go back and visit again. It was a great experience that I want to hopefully do again.

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Surf's up as biggest waves in five years come to Hawaii after North Pacific storm

Thousands of spectators and surfers are flocking to Hawaii's beaches to see the biggest waves in years crash ashore.Heavy traffic backed up for miles yesterday along roads leading to Oahu's North Shore. Some of the world's most daring surfers took on the powerful and dangerous waves, which forecasters say could reach heights of 50ft (15 metres) by tomorrow.The surf grew so large that a few beaches on Oahu and Maui were closed because lifeguards feared inexperienced sightseers could drown, according to state officials.'After the water comes in, it can drag you back out with it,' said Eric Basta, a manager at Surf N Sea in Haleiwa. 'Be mindful of how powerful the surf really is.'As violent as the waves were, they are expected to growth in strength, according to the National Weather Service. The high waves are expected to continue throughout Wednesday.A legendary big wave surfing contest, the Quicksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau, may be held today for the first time since 2004 if waves reach a minimum of 40 feet (12 meters), organisers said. The event is only held in perfect conditions, and the waves weren't quite big or smooth enough on Monday.'The swell energy is continuing to grow, and the waves may get larger,' said Robert Ballard, a forecaster for the National Weather Service. 'A large storm over the North Pacific has sent a wave train at us.'Hawaii hasn't seen such large waves since 2004 or 1998, he said. Teams of tow-in surfers - who use jet watercraft to race into waves too big to paddle - are flying to Maui from Brazil, South Africa and Australia, The Honolulu Advertiser reported.