What a great time! We really enjoyed our time with Matt and Shaunee and the cruise was wonderful. We ended up being fairly busy, which of course I LOVE, and John was able to relax while I was running around doing 'stuff' with Shaunee.
Princess has hired a great couple who make the Hawaiian experience authentic from the minute you get on the ship. They teach ukelele classes and hula dancing classes as well as being in a band that plays in various places on the ship and they bring a general 'aloha' feeling to the ship. The four of us took ukelele classes and participated in a show at the end of the cruise that showcased the class. We probably learned a dozen songs and got fairly efficient by the end of the cruise.I talked Shaunee into taking line dancing and we had a great time learning the dances and trying not to get stepped on. It's pretty funny trying to dance on a ship that is constantly rolling with passengers who are not exactly spring chickens! :) I had always wanted to take the lessons, and it was fun to do it with someone. My next project is to talk John into taking the real dance lessons.
We hit Hilo, Hawaii first and rented a car to tour
the island. Here we are in a lava tube. We hiked into two of them and this one we needed flashlights to go through. John hit his head pretty hard on the ceiling coming out of the tube, you're concentrating so hard on watching your feet that you don't watch your head - ouch!
We also drove to the end of the road where lava had destroyed a subdivision and was still covering the road.
At the same place where lava had covered the road, there was a great lookout over into the ocean. I guess at times, the lava cliffs slough off and the area has lost acres of cliffs to them just heading into the ocean. If you know me at all, you know I was freaked out about falling into the sea never to be seen again. So I moseyed out for pictures and then moseyed back to the road! :)
This is getting long - so I'll sign off here and post more later!
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