First off, thanks to the $4 Driver's Ed book we purchased at Long's Drug, we passed the written test and now all have legit HAWAII Driver's Licenses.
Ya know what, I'm overwhelmed by the sheer volume of things to fill you in on, so i'm just gonna have to list. Stinks?
-Eternity beach tunnel and cave.
-Massage Mondays and Mexican Food
-Surfed with the professional surfers ("The WolfPak's out today and they're pretty aggressive...")
-Skydived on the North Shore
-Paddled out to an island inhabited with baby sea lions and demon-child sea birds
-More bugs
-Narrowly avoided getting in a fight with two big Hawaiian men and had a run in with the cops.
-MGMT concert FO FREE! (plus a little crowd surfing)
-Brendan got a mullet
-Matsumoto's shave ice on North Shore
-Blazed a trail up the side of Diamond Head Crater
-Snorkeled caves in Shark's Cove
-Wesley Phillips came and kicked it here for a week (Holla Holla)
-Snorkeled Haunama Bay again ("Here I have plenty, please don't feed me!)
-Ate at Haleiwa Shrimp Shack
-Moped rental round two on the North Shore
-Shredded the gnar at Pipeline and Backdoor on the North Shore
-Climbed up a freakin mountain in the clouds on the Koolau Range, fell off a cliff at the same mountain on the Koolau Range
-Eradicated the reef with some more spear fishing
-Piled up a potential $11,990 in fines, plus 2 years in jail, and six months of license suspension for various illegalities including but not limited to: jaywalking, prohibited entry into a Wildlife Reserve, driving a motor vehicle without insurance, trespassing, driving without registration, invalid safety check, expired vehicle tax, tags out of date, and illegal parking. (It's been taken care of, no worries braddah.)
-Bought plane tickets to the Big Island two days before leaving
-Slept in the Red Bull because we no longer had an apartment
-Sold the Red Bull for $200 and the promise of another $100 in the mail (don't hold your breath) to a Brazilian man named Marsello (love him like your own child, Marsello)
-Flew to the Hilo on the Big Island
-Hitch-hiked approximately 20 times in the course of 3 days
-Watched a river of lava flowing into the ocean in the middle of the night... truly unbelievable
-Bought $138 worth of warm clothing at Wal-Mart and returned it the next day
-Climbed Mauna Kea (the tallest mountain in the WORLD!! i'm not kidding, wikipedia that junk)
-Met some super-sweet hippies
-Camped on the beach, slept on various floors and porches
-Almost missed our flights back home 4 times. We were freakiiiin out.
-Got back to Clemson in one piece, and on to Charleston in the morning.
As the summer draws to a close, we want to thank you for all of the support you've given and the fact that some people actually take to the time to read this thing. Looking back, we can say without the slightest hesitation that every day was lived to the fullest, that every moment was an adventure, and that friendships and memories were made that will last a lifetime and longer. We love all of you and give all the thanks and glory to God.
Aloha and Mahalo,
The Family
THE END
Truely inspiring.
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