Month: March 2011

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Boogie boarding. Snorkeling. Surfing (awesome lesson!). Skydiving. Hiking. Swimming. Running. Eating like there’s no tomorrow.

It’s been an active vacation. Honolulu weather cannot make up its mind right now — it’s been windy, rainy and sunny in the last hour — but we’ve done some darn fun stuff in the sunshine so far.

My big plans for the rest of the trip include using a Groupon I have for sushi and soaking up as much sun as I can before I return to rainy snowy God-only-knows-what Seattle.

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Did my first run in about two weeks yesterday!! I was REALLY sick the week before leaving on vacation, and I’ve been on vacation/still recovering from sickness this whole past week.

We ran from our hotel along Waikiki Beach up toward Diamond Head Beach Park (about 1.5 miles) and then kept walking through some super rich neighborhoods. One house was for sale for $6 million and it didn’t even have an ocean view!! I can’t even imagine what the ocean view/oceanfront houses cost…

We walked back to where we stopped running (it was really hot by this point) and then ran the 1.5 miles back to the beach. We then ripped off our shoes and socks and ran right into the water (significantly warmer water than the kind we ran into during the Polar Bear Dive). It was the best end to a run ever!

Overall, it was nearly 6 miles of running/walking. It felt good to get back to running, but I’ll enjoy the cooler weather of Seattle for my outdoor runs when I get home. : )

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We went skydiving over the North Shore of Oahu yesterday. This was my second time, and it was wayyyy better than my first time for the following reasons:

1. I was in Hawaii.
2. They let me jump in just my shorts and tank top because it’s Hawaii.
3. I jumped out over the water and I got to see whales during the freefall. Because I was in Hawaii.
4. My tandem instructor flipped us out of the plane backwards this time and we did a bunch of flips. Probably because he lives in Hawaii, so he likes to do cool stuff like that.
5. My ears didn’t pop violently this time, and I didn’t have a headache afterward. Instead, I went snorkeling afterward. Hawaii.

OK, I’m done! If you’re in Oahu, I highly recommend Skydive Hawaii!!