Hawaii 2019

During this winter break we decided to go to Hawaii. We went with Abhay's family and Kapish's family. Ashray's family stayed with us for some of the trip. We went to the Big Island and stayed at both sides of the island.

Flight to Hawaii
On December 21st we woke up at four in the morning to go to the airport. We started to El Segundo to go see Kapish's family because we were going on the same flight as them. When we got to the airport we checked in and I went with Kapish and Joshi uncle in the security and my bag got pulled over. Later they told me that I had all kinds of things in my bag and then they gave it back. We got in our flight and then we talked about what we were going to do once we got to our resort. I sat next to Kapish and we played cards on the plane.
When we landed in Kona we rented a car. We got a brand new Nissan Altima with really cool tech.

Waikoloa Beach Resort.
Our resort was huge.  The room was really big. There was a really big bathroom, A big TV, and two big beds. Later we decided to go to the pool. The pool was really cold. We got out quickly and then went to a restaurant and finished our day.

The next day we woke up quickly and went down to the lazy river. There were a lot of water slides. The biggest one was fun because it goes really fast. Later we went to the lagoon and saw a turtle and some fish. Then we went to the Jacuzzi until lunch. Later in the evening we swam through a water fall and found a hidden Jacuzzi in the rock. It was really fun. Then we ate dinner and went to sleep.



Grand Naniloa Hotel 
Today we are going to leave Kona side and go to Hilo side. We did not want to go to Hilo because we really liked the Waikoloa Resort. Before going to Hilo, we went snorkeling. We went on a boat to get to the reef. The boat had  a lot of snacks. Abhay gave me a challenge to stay on the net for a minute. I did the challenge but, I got splashed with water. When we got to the snorkeling place we went down and it was really cool. There was a lot of coral and fishes. We saw many tunnels for the fish and arches. We reached our other hotel and saw that the room was very tiny compared to the room in the resort.

On the following day we went to Volcanoes National Park. I went in RK uncle's Jeep Wrangler and it was cool. It felt really high and it had speakers on the roof. Abhay and Kaushik wanted a cat and they were having a conversation with their parents. Once we got inside the park, we went on a hike into the crater. We hiked 5 miles through a rainforest. The hike was really fun. We saw steam vents and fumes. During the hike, I talked with Joshi uncle about money and business. I also chatted with other friends. After the hike, we went to a Thai restaurant. The restaurant served really spicy and hot food, which I like.

The next day we went to a water fall, Black sand beach, and a Green sand beach. At the waterfall there were banyan trees. We swung on the vines of the trees. Then we went to the Black sand beach. The sand was black. The beach was crowded but it was fun. We found a turtle and crabs on the beach. Later we went to the green sand beach. There we had to hike a long time to get to the green sand beach. When we got to the beach, we saw that the sand was light green. On the way back, we rode on a truck and it was really bumpy.  I went back to the hotel in Kapish's car. We looked at some restaurants that might be open but, when I called them they all said that they were closed. We made some dinner at our hotel and went to bed.

Next morning, we went zip lining. They took us in a shuttle to the zip-lining area. There we got our gear and we had to choose one other person to go with. Nihitha went first and that convinced all of us not to be nervous. Me and Abhay were the second ones to zipline. We switched partners throughout the 8 line course. When I was on the zipline it felt like I was being hung from a rope going really fast. I felt excited and a little nervous at the same time. It felt like it was just a short time, but we had fun adventure. The zipline employees called Joshi uncle Jashi, which was hilarious. Later we came back
and ate something and spent the rest of the day in the hotel.

We spent our last day in Hawaii staying in our hotel. In the morning, we played golf. It was a bit boring because we did not understand the game and it was our first time playing. In the afternoon, we rented a Kayak and we each went Kayaking for some time. Then we stayed at the pool for the rest of the day. Later we had dinner outside at tables. I felt like it was a good way to spend our last day in Hawaii.

Flight to LA
We went back to Kona side and got on our plane. This time I sat next to Amma. Everyone was tired and hungry. After we landed at LAX, we got our bags and then went to a nice Indian restaurant. Then we came home. We had a nice and Adventurous trip and we plan on going on more trips with our friends.