It was great to land in Hawaii. The first thing I noticed?
It is COLD! The trade winds and the lower temperature made it feel like it was
winter compared to the Philippines. (Then I looked at the thermometer and it
said 71 degrees! Haha!)
It was so nice to drive with the windows down and feel the
fresh ocean air—unpolluted. The first place we stopped was BYU-Hawaii campus.
As we stepped out, it is amazing how at home it all felt after being gone for
over a year. To smell fresh cut grass, to hear the lawn mower for that matter,
to hear the familiar bugs chirping and the birds singing to eat other—we are
home! We went to eat at the Polynesian Cultural with Lady Hiva’s family and
while we were there two different Filipino students came up to me and said, “Hey!
Is your last name Bradshaw? You interviewed me for my student visa.” It was
crazy to sit and talk with them about their lives and how grateful they were to
be studying in the States. They even came over and sang for all of us while we
ate.
Over the next few days we visited family and friends and
went to the Water Park. That is something we never did while we were here. It
was a blast. We all walked away laughing but full of bruises. Stories abounded of
flying out of inner-tubes or falling onto someone else as we plummeted straight
down a slide. It was a great experience.
We also stopped by and saw the headstone of the kids for Father's Day.
One of the best parts of the day was eating a shave ice at
Matsumoto’s. That is just one of the things checked off our list of “Things to
do while in Hawaii”
More to come….
Looks like you're having a great time in Hawaii! You always have such amazing photos to share! Yum, I love Matsumoto shaved Ice! That and your description of the fresh clean air makes me jealous. :)
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