I have been hearing about Hawaii and it’s wonderful beaches for years, but I never imagined just how much fun it could be. It started with my mother who thinks I’m a workaholic and don’t take any vacation time. The fact that I haven’t taken a days vacation in almost four years probably didn’t help. The morning I got the call from my mom, I didn’t know what I was getting into. She was getting married and wanted me to take three weeks off and go on a Hawaiian cruise with her. Around the middle of the first week, at a stop in Hilo, would be the wedding ceremony. After that she said she didn’t care if I jumped ship and stayed on one of the islands, or if I stayed on the cruise liner and enjoyed the amazing ride I simply was not allowed to go back to work.

I must admit, I was not as excited about this as I should have been, but none the less it was my mom’s second wedding and she was paying for the cruise. Who would have known that it could be so much fun, or for that matter that there are so many activities in Hawaii I’ve never tried before. The day after the wedding we made a stop in Lahaina where I found a little shop that rented body boards, they also had a sign with the times they taught body boarding to tourists. I’m not all that adventurous, but this whole thing was beyond where I would normally be, so I signed up for the next class starting in fifteen minutes and I rented a board. You would think that this would somehow be safer than surfing, but I think I fell on my face no less than three times and on my butt at least five before getting it right regularly. It is actually pretty hard to learn. You have to find the perfect waters and jump on a moving board.

When we got to Honalulu there was a giant festival going on, complete with parades and national dance groups. The dancers were amazing, performing some of the traditional dances for native Hawaiians and they had an all day Luau going on. I did get away for a little bit and do some scuba diving. It was nice because most of the people were at the Festival and I got some personal attention. I suppose all in all, it was not such a bad thing. Maybe I’ll go on more hawaii cruises in the future.

A Hawaiian Cruise for My Mom’s Wedding is a post from: Kiss Java

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