Old story written when Joyce is 7. 11/6/08

Vacation to Honolulu

My family and my grandparents went to a fantastic vacation to Honolulu for 6 days.

First, we got to Honolulu. My dad didn’t know which hotel we’re supposed to go to. So, we went around and around in circles. We had to ask if we’re supposed to be in the hotel were in. They said, “No” Then we went around in circuit again. Finally we got to the hotel that has one extra room for us. My dad was paying money for the hotel, so we were sitting on the couch for a while. When my dad was done paying, we unpacked our stuff and sent my grandparents to another room. Next, we got some sleep.

A few days later, we went to the beach without my grandparents. My mom told me that there were no sharks because the wall is blocking it. Then we went into the ocean. I was trying to use my snorkel. Sometimes the water comes in, but it was still fine. Every time I swim with it, I just go a little tiny bit. And then, I saw how my mom was doing it. It went a long time. So, she made me very surprised. Then I said, “Wonderful!” When we were done playing with my snorkel, I was playing around in the sand. Then my mom said, “Time to go home!” So we went home and took a bath. “Hurry!” my mom shouted. I knew shy she said that because there was going to be a pretty sun-set. So, I hurried. When I was done, I saw the pretty sun-set. It was coming down and down and down and down. Lower and lower and lower and lower. My mom was taking some pictures of it. My dad was watching it too.

Then, we climbed a volcano. I first thought it was a mountain. And then, my mom said it was a volcano. Then we first took some pictures before we climbed it. Then we did. One time, there was mud, so my dad had to carry me over. And then, there was lots of stairs. But we still climbed it. Finally l we got to the top. My mom was very proud of me! Then I saw there was a little small house. Some people were sitting on the roof. I wanted to go on the roof, well we can’t.

Then we went down the volcano. When we were down, we got some lunch and went to the big ocean. Over there, we had to find a place to sit at. Also, the sand is very thick. Well, we wanted to play by the ocean so we did.

A day after that, we went to a place called Dole. I went to the maze; It was very hard because we had to finish all six. How do you keep track which on you did? You first go into the maze. When you are finished with one of them, you will see a Hawaii picture. Just trace it and you are done with that one. When we were done with all six, a person gave me a little prize. Then we went home.

After that, we went to the zoo. I kind of like the kids Zoo, so we went there. When we got there, I only saw a little bit of animals because I was a little shy. There was a water thing (When you spin it, water comes out. ) The last one I did was going in a tunnel with fishes on the all. It was real fishes, so they were actually in a tank.

Finally, we got home. This trip was fantastic and fun!