HAWAII

We saw the fireworks off the Hilo coastline. We had rain before they started and we were not sure if they would happen. The rain stopped long enough for the display and when it was just about over, sprinkles started again. The ship continued on its way to Kona, the other side of the Big Island.

We stayed onboard while the ship was anchored off of Kona. We were very tired from the adventure on Hilo. That excursion was an all day trip. We only stayed a day at Kona before we left for Maui.

We knew we were moving as the ship moved on us when we walked around the ship. I did fine as this is the way I usually walk - unsteady - but those that don't had a much harder time. Many people were affected by the movement and were seasick but we never had that feeling.

Now, I am not saying that the ship was moving roughly all the time because it didn't. You just usually felt it more on the lower levels of the ship.

On Maui, we only took in one show called "Ulalena". This show gave you the history of the Hawaiian islands and their people from the beginning until now. They spoke in their Hawaiian language which you could not understand but you still got the meaning by their actions on stage. It was beautifully done.

The ship stayed in Maui two days. As we had been to Maui before, we had already seen what we wanted to see. We took to watching trucks moving in and out of the dock onshore from our balconey. It past the time.

It then came time to set sail for O'ahu and the final stop. We made it around the islands. We had a good time but we were glad to be coming back home.