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If you're tired of blah winter
weather, Hawaii is the place for you
By Natalie Archibald
March 21, 2008 | Winter in Logan this year has seemed
longer and colder than usual. I found myself yearning
for the warmth of the sun. I had been feeling cold,
sad and depressed. I decided I needed more vitamin D,
which would require me to spend time in the sun. Probably
as many of you, I haven't seen much of the sun this
winter. I started dreaming a place I could go where
the sun always shines. Some place where my winter blues
would melt away. Spring break was fast approaching so
my roommate and I decided to go somewhere warm and sunny
to fill our vitamin D canteen, we chose Hawaii.
After a long flight it was so refreshing to arrive
on the Island of Oahu and feel warm for the first time
in months. The air in Hawaii even smells better. I could
tell it was going to be a great trip. My roommate and
I had made a list of things we wanted to do and first
on the list was head to the beach and have a delicious,
frozen, fruity drink with a little umbrella in it. Wow,
that really hit the spot; it was delicious and very
satisfying!
Being the thrifty travelers that we are, we took the
very slow bus to the North Shore. Our first stop was
at a place called the Point in the town of Laie that
was absolutely breathtaking. We were out on a rocky
point with powerful waves crashing below us.
Our next stop was at the famous Giovanni's Shrimp
Van in Laie. They are famous for their garlic shrimp.
Just a warning, you will smell like garlic for the next
2 days. I felt sorry for people who had to sit by us
on the bus. I have never eaten shrimp before this experience
and I am definitely hooked now. It was delicious and
I highly recommend it to everyone who gets the chance
to taste it!
We also went to Wiamea Bay on the North Shore. This
beach was quite and the water was so clear and blue
there is only one word for this beach - perfect. The
sand wasn't too hot and it felt so good between my toes.
There is nothing better than just relaxing on the beach
listening to the wave's crash down upon the sand.
If you ever get to Hawaii you should go to Matsumoto's
in Hale'iwa for a snow cone. This is no ordinary snow
cone we get in Utah. These come with either ice cream
or sweetened beans which are called azukis. I got ice
cream in mine and it was absolutely divine, I am sure
the beans were good to.
We stayed at the ResortQuest Waikiki Beach Hotel.
We had an ocean view room which had a beautiful view
of the whole beach. Every morning we woke up to live
Hawaiian music playing down by the pool with a Hawaiian
dancer. We ate breakfast on the beach almost every morning.
Hawaii is the perfect vacation if you are looking
to get away. I came back refreshed, relaxed and tan
after soaking up some of that wonderful sunshine. I
am now thinking about moving there because it was so
great. I am sure I could get a job selling delicious
frozen fruity drinks on the beach.
We found a great deal on Orbitz.com which included
our hotel, flight and breakfast every morning. Our transportation
around Hawaii was really cheap; we only spent $12 riding
the bus the whole four days. It was time consuming but
we really felt like a local. Food was expensive but
that is to be expected in Hawaii.
Oh, one more piece of advice, take your own chocolate
licorice because there is none to be found on the island
of Oahu, trust me, I looked!
MS
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