Canadian Buffoon's Disney With a Teen Vacation - 08/13 - The Wrap

[rndmr2]

I knew there was a good chance at seeing fish,
since we were going to visit the sunken ship.
But I was surprised at how many fish were around
all the time.

But even if we hadn't seen any,
it was still a new form of transportation
that we could say we'd been on.

True, it was also some nostalgia for the WDW fan in me, reminds you of the 20,000 leagues under the sea ride

 

[Steppesister]

Between feeling icky and running around ignoring that I feel icky, I'm not having lots of time for the DIS.

Hope you get to feeling better soon, Alison! No fun being icky feeling!

 

[pkondz]

That's good to know. I still have to find the time to reply. Between feeling icky and running around ignoring that I feel icky, I'm not having lots of time for the DIS.

Oh, good.
Then you won't have noticed that I have yet
to get over to your TR for your last update.

Hope you stop feeling "icky" soon.

 

[pkondz]

True, it was also some nostalgia for the WDW fan in me, reminds you of the 20,000 leagues under the sea ride

There were a lot of similarities.

That was my favourite ride (after HM, of course.)

 

[queenbetsey]

I'mmmmm baaaaccckkkk, dija miss me? ok so maybe you didn't/ I have 42 pages to catch up on. the last few months have been busy and time has just gotten away from me. so I will catch up while you nice folks partake in your banter. lol

 

[SnowWhiteOz]

We all live in a ...

Right off the bat.
Finish the above line for bonus points.
Not sure?
I think by the end of this update,
you'll have an idea.

Yellow submarine. Bam!

Although Christina thinks otherwise

Breakfast in tow, I headed for the cashier.
And grabbed that spam wusubi as I passed by.

Nailed it.

It woudn't be a pkondz vacation without a shaved ice...

How shall I say this.
It looked like... uh...
It appeared as if... um...
I can't do it.
I can't say what it looked like.
Nope.
Can't do it.
Period.

We ordered our food and soon our drinks arrived.
Ruby got her usual Diet Coke,
Elle and I each had a rootbeer float (darned coupon gave me a craving)
and Kay had a grasshopper shake:
Oreo cookies and chocolate syrup hand blended into
locally made Gourmet Mint Chocolate Chip ice cream.
Obviously, I'm a bit daft. I didn't order that.
Stupid coupon giving me cravings for inferior beverages.
Don't get me wrong, the float was fine.
But it wasn't... this:

Kay definitely picked the winner there.

Two burgers, two hotdogs, one rings, one fries, one shake,
two floats (one free) and a diet coke...
$114.

Next round:
1. Name one store we visit.
This is an easy one.
I already gave you the answer.

2. How many beaches do we go to?

3. We split up into two groups.
Who's with who?

4. Did you see it? Or should I say, him?
Bonus points if you did.
If you didn't... you should be ashamed.
I mean really.
Take a good look in the mirror
and tell yourself you're a DISer.

5. What tragedy befalls Kay at the beach?
(not really tragic)

1. I have no memory or reading comprehension skills so I'm going to say Foodland.
2. Three.
3. You and Ruby. Kay and Elle.
4. I saw Mickey in the shaved ice shop I swear!
5. She drops her ice-cream in the sand?

 

[jandlinz]

Your excursion pictures are beautiful.

We all live in a ...

YELLOW SUBMARINE! Can you see it? If not, yellow submarine!

Legs... only a little sore.
Not normal, but considering the alternative,
I was happy to take what I could get.

Nice.

When you're old, you wake up, lie there for a bit,
slowly sit up and stop.
Then, after a pause, get up.

You're totally right. I think I'm somewhere in the middle.

You had to pull and twist at the same time.

I still can't picture it.

I picked it back up.
I put it back down and walked away,
shaking my head.

The anticipation is killing me!

"Hey!" Ruby says. "Did you know you have to pull the tap
to make the water come out?"
Oops.
"Uh, yeah." I sheepishly reply.
"How long did it take you to figure it out."
"A few minutes." She says.

Oops.

We blurted simultaneously:
"It's good!!"

That's great. Was that your first time eating spam?

They weren't close, but, still... whales!

SO cool. No picture? I know, I know you were driving. Why not pull over?

I think I want to live there.
Hmmm.... I'd miss snow in winter.



Sorry. Sometimes I crack myself up.

That's not funny. We were just hit with a few inches. Grr... Isn't it spring?

And red, sticky syrup is spilling...
onto my shorts.

Oh No!

How shall I say this.
It looked like... uh...
It appeared as if... um...
I can't do it.
I can't say what it looked like.
Nope.
Can't do it.
Period.

Gross.

So Port = left.
Starboard = right.

I will never forget.

But they also told us that they've been operating for
30 years and never had a single accident.
That's a pretty good safety record!

That's very impressive.

Two burgers, two hotdogs, one rings, one fries, one shake,
two floats (one free) and a diet coke...
$114.

Holy Moly!

Next round:
1. Name one store we visit.
This is an easy one.
I already gave you the answer.

2. How many beaches do we go to?

3. We split up into two groups.
Who's with who?

4. Did you see it? Or should I say, him?
Bonus points if you did.
If you didn't... you should be ashamed.
I mean really.
Take a good look in the mirror
and tell yourself you're a DISer.

5. What tragedy befalls Kay at the beach?
(not really tragic)

1. Harley Davidson
2. 2
3. You and Ruby (romantic time), Elle and Kay
4. M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E
5. Her phone battery is dead.

 

[jandlinz]

Finally!

I finally sent off the prize for the last contest.
Sheesh. Took me long enough!
@jandlinz it's in the mail!
And this time, I have tracking on it,
so hopefully it won't go astray this time.

Lindsey, I'll PM you the tracking number
so you can follow it too.

Whoo Hoo! I'm so excited.

 

[pkondz]

I'mmmmm baaaaccckkkk, dija miss me? ok so maybe you didn't/

Of course I did.
You've been AWOL for almost two months!

I have 42 pages to catch up on.

That's a lot of prose to ponder.

the last few months have been busy and time has just gotten away from me. so I will catch up while you nice folks partake in your banter. lol

See ya later.. Happy reading!

 

[pkondz]

Yellow submarine. Bam!

Bam! Right back atcha!

Although Christina thinks otherwise

Where did that come from???

Nailed it.

You're kinda spooky, ya know.
Wait... you can read my mind?
You know what I'm thinking about you????

Oh, dear.

It woudn't be a pkondz vacation without a shaved ice...

This is becoming a truism, isn't it.

Why the smile?

Kay definitely picked the winner there.

Yeah. She definitely did.

I know.
But... it's Hawaii. Not much is cheap there.

1. I have no memory or reading comprehension skills so I'm going to say Foodland.
2. Three.
3. You and Ruby. Kay and Elle.
4. I saw Mickey in the shaved ice shop I swear!
5. She drops her ice-cream in the sand?

Noted.

 

[pkondz]

Your excursion pictures are beautiful.

Thanks!

YELLOW SUBMARINE! Can you see it? If not, yellow submarine!

I can see it!
And since you said it twice,
I'll say it thrice.
Yellow submarine.

Nice.

You're totally right. I think I'm somewhere in the middle.

You're just like my DW.
She hogs the middle of the bed too.
So I (and your DH) am relegated
to the sliver that's left on the edge.

I still can't picture it.

Consider yourself lucky.

The anticipation is killing me!

Oops.

That's great. Was that your first time eating spam?

I'm not sure. I have a vague memory
of possibly eating it when I was really little.
It's the first time that I can recall for sure, though.

SO cool. No picture? I know, I know you were driving. Why not pull over?

Even if we'd pulled over,
the picture would've been
of a vast expanse of ocean.
Even if I'd put an arrow pointing
them out, you probably wouldn't
have seen anything.
They were pretty far away.

That's not funny. We were just hit with a few inches. Grr... Isn't it spring?

Tell me about it.
As I'm typing this,
it's dumping snow outside.

Oh No!

Yup.

Gross.

Paints a pretty picture?

I will never forget.

Hey!
Well, that's one anyway.

That's very impressive.

I suppose it has to be.
Springing a leak at 150 feet
would not be good.

Holy Moly!

You got that right.

1. Harley Davidson
2. 2
3. You and Ruby (romantic time), Elle and Kay
4. M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E
5. Her phone battery is dead.

Noted.

Whoo Hoo! I'm so excited.

I'll probably PM you with the tracking number tomorrow.
It's upstairs and I don't feel like running up there right now.
Tomorrow, though. Fer sure.

 

[franandaj]

We all live in a ...

Mega Death Star?

Oh, wait, you probably want the answer "Yellow Submarine". What about that the flip side of the 45 was Elinor Rigby? Does that show my age?

Have you noticed that you can tell old people
(like me)
from young people by the way they get out of bed?
When you're young, you wake up, toss the covers
and pop out of bed.
When you're old, you wake up, lie there for a bit,

I usually lie there for an hour or so watching the news.

slowly sit up and stop.

When I finally sit up, I either cuddle with one of the kitties who sits on my lap, or I check the DIS on my phone.

Then, after a pause, get up.

Well, I wouldn't call it a pause, more like a half and hour to an hour.

Yes, you turn it for temperature,
but you have to pull it from the wall to turn it on.
And not easily.
You had to pull and twist at the same time.

I think that's how our faucets work at my house. Well unless you've already twisted it to the temperature that you want.

And I still bought the pre-cut pineapple.
Just lazy, I guess.
Got some mango, too.

I'd rather not cut up a pineapple on vacation. I'd do the same thing.

Basically a small brick of rice, topped with
a grilled piece of spam wrapped in seaweed.

Yeah, we have a lot of Hawaiian BBQ restaurants in So Cal, and Spam Musubi is on the menu, although I have never ordered it. I usually get the Kalbi Beef Ribs.

I went and got some muffins for the fussy bunch.
(that's basically defined as "everyone but me.")

Just before checking out, I remembered I wanted some juice.
I grabbed... Hey! There's POG!

Sounds like a pretty good breakfast so far.

Breakfast in tow, I headed for the cashier.
And grabbed that spam wusubi as I passed by.

Well of course! You need some protein!

She looked at me. I looked at her.
We blurted simultaneously:
"It's good!!"

Fran likes Spam, I haven't got up the nerve to try it, but I've made her grilled spam sandwiches before.

Me: "Tell me when to turn."
Her: "Okay."
Ten minutes later.
Me: "When do I turn?"
Her: "What?"
Me: "I need to know when to turn."
Her: "Oh. I wasn't watching."

Me, on the other hand. I am an excellent Navigator. And I pay attention to the maps, yes we use real actual paper maps.

And red, sticky syrup is spilling...
onto my shorts.

Crap.

A long red stain began just below the zipper
and ran down to just above the bottom of the shorts.

I agree with whoever posted and said at least you aren't a female.

Thank goodness, I pack light and only brought
one pair of shorts.

See and that's why we have suitcases to rival the Queen's luggage!

This puppy dives to 150 feet below the surface.
How cool is that?
(If you're at all claustrophobic... then, not at all.)

So if I can handle the Nemo subs, I should be cool with this?

Once it breaks the surface
(which it does very quickly)
the tender scoots over to it
and we are all guided back down below decks.

That doesn't look very Yellow....

Within seconds, we started to see fish swimming by.

Very cool!

In 2005, Atlantis Submarine sunk the Carthaginian,
an old ship that was beyond repair.
Now it forms an artificial reef in 95 feet of water
and provides a habitat for many species.

That's pretty neat!

So was the rest of the fambly.
I had done a bit of research and read that
"Maui's best burger" was here in Lahaina
at the Cool Cat Café.
Which just happened to be a stone's throw away,
on the other side of Lahaina Banyan Court Park.

Plus, we had a coupon for a free rootbeer float, so...

Well in theory it sounds good!

and Kay had a grasshopper shake:
Oreo cookies and chocolate syrup hand blended into
locally made Gourmet Mint Chocolate Chip ice cream.

You lost me with grasshopper, but then after reading the description, it sounds pretty good!

Kay and I got burgers.
Because when it comes to drinks, I may be dumb.
But not when it came to the food.

The burger looks really good!

Two burgers, two hotdogs, one rings, one fries, one shake,
two floats (one free) and a diet coke...
$114.

Is that after you converted it to Canadian dollars?

Standings:
irene_dsc - 110 points
afwdwfan - 95 points
franandaj - 90 points
jandlinz - 90 points

Yay! I'm movin' on up!

1. Name one store we visit.
This is an easy one.
I already gave you the answer.

The Harley Store

2. How many beaches do we go to?

One

3. We split up into two groups.
Who's with who?

You and Kay, Ruby and Elle.

4. Did you see it? Or should I say, him?
Bonus points if you did.
If you didn't... you should be ashamed.
I mean really.
Take a good look in the mirror
and tell yourself you're a DISer.

Yes I did. Hi Mickey!

5. What tragedy befalls Kay at the beach?
(not really tragic)

She doesn't have her flip flops.

 

[Gracefulskinny]

And I listened to that video
(I cannot watch it)
while I was reading your comments!

Oh! Right! Now that I see it, I remember.
I'll go back and edit the post in a sec.

 

[pkondz]

Mega Death Star?

oooh... good answer.

Oh, wait, you probably want the answer "Yellow Submarine". What about that the flip side of the 45 was Elinor Rigby? Does that show my age?

Possibly. I never had 45s. My sister did.
I just listened to her stuff.
But she didn't have any Beatles stuff.
But... I do like Eleanor Rigby.
One of my favourites of theirs, actually.
And I'm listening to it right now.

I usually lie there for an hour or so watching the news.

By choice or by necessity?

When I finally sit up, I either cuddle with one of the kitties who sits on my lap, or I check the DIS on my phone.

Either one is a worthwhile endeavour.

Well, I wouldn't call it a pause, more like a half and hour to an hour.

Again... by choice?

I think that's how our faucets work at my house. Well unless you've already twisted it to the temperature that you want.

Huh. So that's two of them.

I'd rather not cut up a pineapple on vacation. I'd do the same thing.

Yeah. No cutting board.
And no mess, either.
I do actually have a pineapple spiral cutter.
I've only used it once
(I usually just use a knife)
but it does work with little mess.

Yeah, we have a lot of Hawaiian BBQ restaurants in So Cal, and Spam Musubi is on the menu, although I have never ordered it. I usually get the Kalbi Beef Ribs.

Huh. I guess you're closer.
Try the musubi. You might be surprised.

Sounds like a pretty good breakfast so far.

I got no complaints.

Fran likes Spam, I haven't got up the nerve to try it, but I've made her grilled spam sandwiches before.

Really! I didn't know anyone on the mainland ate it.
Maybe she's got some Hawaiian blood in her.

Me, on the other hand. I am an excellent Navigator. And I pay attention to the maps, yes we use real actual paper maps.

You're a dying breed, Alison.

I agree with whoever posted and said at least you aren't a female.

Why? Why is that?
Please explain.

See and that's why we have suitcases to rival the Queen's luggage!

I specifically thought of you when I
was writing about that!
"Oh, Alison's not going to let me live this down!"

So if I can handle the Nemo subs, I should be cool with this?

I think so.
The tough part would be the ladder for Fran I would think.

That doesn't look very Yellow....

It was a very light yellow.

Very cool!

That's pretty neat!

It was! It was so cool to see it.

Well in theory it sounds good!

Until you get the bill...

You lost me with grasshopper, but then after reading the description, it sounds pretty good!

I think the grasshopper part just referred to the green colour.

The burger looks really good!

It was!

Is that after you converted it to Canadian dollars?

Yup.

Yay! I'm movin' on up!

Opportunities for more points still.

The Harley Store

One

You and Kay, Ruby and Elle.

Yes I did. Hi Mickey!

She doesn't have her flip flops.

Noted.

 

[DonnaBeeGood]

.

 

[Terra Nova guy]

…yellow submarine. That is all.

All the above accompanied by various grunting
and/or moaning noises and possibly
(probably) a fart or two.
Hey. You know it's true.

I can neither confirm nor deny the existence of such phenomena.

Spam musubi.
Basically a small brick of rice, topped with
a grilled piece of spam wrapped in seaweed.

It sounds so awful that I guess it must work. Hawaii…go figure…

I think I want to live there.
Hmmm.... I'd miss snow in winter.

What the f…








…sorry, just picking myself up off the floor. Really? Miss snow? Nah.

The only saving grace is that I'm an old fart
and pretty much don't give a crap what others think.
Heck. Maybe I'll start wearing socks with sandals.
Brown socks.

OK, this made me laugh, so I can’t help but hijack your TR again with another photobomb. As you are most likely aware, fashion and appearance is more important than air to most teenage girls. Being a similar old fart who doesn't give a crap and who also enjoys embarrassing a fore mentioned teenage daughter, a couple of years ago on Father’s Day I decided “it’s my day, I’m dressing how I want”. So, with tongue firmly in check, I proceeded to parade around with my polo shirt tucked into my shorts and socks prominently on display in my sandals. Needless to say, in the photo below DD is trying to run away as quickly as she can.

I always remember the difference between
port and starboard by thinking left has fewer
letters than right.
Port has fewer letters than starboard.
So Port = left.
Starboard = right

Well, that works better than my way of remembering. I’ve always thought “starboard has an ‘r’ in it, so that’s right.” Yes, before you say it, I am well aware of the gaping hole in my logic, but somehow it has always worked for me. Not sure how my brain figured that out. Perhaps I need to get something checked…

Eventually, our dive was over and we surfaced.
Seconds later, the tender pulled up,
followed by the passenger ship.
We exited the sub and quickly crossed over to the ship.

Awesome excursion. I wouldn’t have even thought of something like that. One to consider, if I ever find myself in Hawaii.

Next round:
1. Name one store we visit.
This is an easy one.
I already gave you the answer.

2. How many beaches do we go to?

3. We split up into two groups.
Who's with who?

4. Did you see it? Or should I say, him?
Bonus points if you did.
If you didn't... you should be ashamed.
I mean really.
Take a good look in the mirror
and tell yourself you're a DISer.

5. What tragedy befalls Kay at the beach?
(not really tragic)

1. Harley Davidson
2. Two
3. You and Ruby. Elle and Kay.
4. Yes! And for a second, I thought you were getting “shavies” in Epcot! Kudos on the impressive photoshop job of Mr. Mouse, by the way.
5. She loses her sunglasses in the water

 

[pkondz]

Whew, made it in time! I wasn't living in a "yellow submarine", I was visiting this nice sunny place called Orlando.

Niiiiice. I hear it's warmer down there than up here.

Luckily the DH only crashed my party for the first 5 days, then I had 5 & 1/2 days on my own!

Even nicer!
What was one thing you did
that you otherwise wouldn't do if he was there?
Shopping? Lounging? A particular restaurant?

There's a hotel in Saskatoon that had me confounded. The front desk clerk brought up a demo model of the tap - that's how many questions they have!

No way! That's hilarious.

Sounds yummy!

Sounds not so yummy, but glad 2 out of 4 fambily members enjoyed it!

We did. And I really didn't think we would.

I think I took that same navigation course. Usually though my final answer is "back at the last corner".

There's a course?!?!?
Well, that explains it!

Oh, this amuses you, does it?

I think it really depends on the colour of the sandals and the pallor of the legs. I'd suggest tan sandals with black socks for the best impact.

ooooh... Good colour choice.

Well, a bit claustrophobic. But I think it would be better than scuba diving. Maybe. I think I may never know the answer personally.

I dunno. I'm not claustrophobic myself, so can't say for sure.
But I would think Scuba would be less.
You have wide open vistas around you.
You just have to get used to the breathing part.

Harley Davidson

One - limited time!

You and Ruby, Kay and Elle

Mickey is Local Boy! Yay, I'm a DISer!

A wet phone

Noted.

Hope Elle had a Happy Birthday!

She did! Thanks!

 

[pkondz]

…yellow submarine. That is all.

That is all you need.

I can neither confirm nor deny the existence of such phenomena.

Uh, huh. Sure.

It sounds so awful that I guess it must work. Hawaii…go figure…

I really did walk by it a few times
and pick it up and put it down.
I couldn't fathom that it would be
anything other than horrible.

What the f…








…sorry, just picking myself up off the floor. Really? Miss snow? Nah.

Honestly, I think I'd miss snow at Christmas.
I've often said that I'd like it to snow on December 1st.
And then be all gone by January 5th or so.

Otherwise?.... Yeah, no.

OK, this made me laugh, so I can’t help but hijack your TR again with another photobomb.

Oh, goody.

As you are most likely aware, fashion and appearance is more important than air to most teenage girls.

Oh, Gawd.

Being a similar old fart who doesn't give a crap and who also enjoys embarrassing a fore mentioned teenage daughter, a couple of years ago on Father’s Day I decided “it’s my day, I’m dressing how I want”. So, with tongue firmly in check, I proceeded to parade around with my polo shirt tucked into my shorts and socks prominently on display in my sandals. Needless to say, in the photo below DD is trying to run away as quickly as she can.

That's about the funniest thing I've heard in a long while.

Well, that works better than my way of remembering. I’ve always thought “starboard has an ‘r’ in it, so that’s right.” Yes, before you say it, I am well aware of the gaping hole in my logic, but somehow it has always worked for me. Not sure how my brain figured that out. Perhaps I need to get something checked…

I actually get that.
Starboard has an "ARE" sound in it.
Port has an "OR" sound.

So only one has an "R" in it.

Awesome excursion. I wouldn’t have even thought of something like that. One to consider, if I ever find myself in Hawaii.

But not cheap.
That's why it was our one and only excursion.

1. Harley Davidson
2. Two
3. You and Ruby. Elle and Kay.
4. Yes! And for a second, I thought you were getting “shavies” in Epcot! Kudos on the impressive photoshop job of Mr. Mouse, by the way.
5. She loses her sunglasses in the water

Noted.

 

[Captain_Oblivious]

We all live in a ...


Right off the bat.
Finish the above line for bonus points.

A yellow submarine? But the one in the chapter is white.

Notice he's only given me three passports.
I replied "Not quite." And nodded at the missing passport.
He handed it over and we left.

You mean we're supposed to pay attention? NOW you tell me.

If you want to see the sunrise from
Haleakala crater,
you have to be up at 2am.


No. Freaking. Way.

That's how we felt, too. Maybe someday. But I also read that unless you have perfect skies (i.e. clear enough for sun but cloudy enough to reflect prisms of color) it can be underwhelming.

I don't care if it's one of the most
amazing sights on the planet.
I'm on vacation.
A short one, at that.
Wait... that's when you're supposed
to do stuff like that.
Maybe next time.

When you're old, you wake up, lie there for a bit,
slowly sit up and stop.
Then, after a pause, get up.
All the above accompanied by various grunting
and/or moaning noises and possibly
(probably) a fart or two.
Hey. You know it's true.

Or six or seven. Plus a few re-checks of the clock, because that time can't be right.

I've never seen a tap like this.
Not even in Europe,
where everything's weird.
Yes, you turn it for temperature,
but you have to pull it from the wall to turn it on.
And not easily.
You had to pull and twist at the same time.

I'm convinced hotels the world over have hidden cameras to record each guest trying to figure out their proprietary plumbing systems. Why are they all different?!

I grabbed... Hey! There's POG!
I've heard good things, so... why not?
(POG: passionfruit, orange, and guava)

The cashier told me that if I entered my phone number...
and she said "Make one up if you want"...
I would get a discount.
Sure, why not.

867-5309?

I knew she wouldn't like it.
Heck, I knew I wouldn't like it.
It's spam and rice for Pity's sake.
Yuck!

But when in Hawaii...
I cut the wusubi in half... and half again.
each piece was about the size of a small sushi roll.
Kay and I hesitantly sampled, ready to spit it out.
She looked at me. I looked at her.
We blurted simultaneously:
"It's good!!"

Will wonders never cease?? No way you could have paid me enough to try that one. I'm also curious how Kay is willing to try that but not a juice made from delicious fruits.

It was no ocean view... but who cares?

You'll see plenty of ocean later, I'm guessing.

As we drove towards our destination,
I spotted some humpback whales off the coast.
I pointed them out to the others and, except for Kay,
who missed them, we all oohed and aahed.
They weren't close, but, still... whales!

Very cool! You were there at the right time of year.

Hi, Mickey!

I don't remember if they had Azuki Beans (sweet red beans)
or not, but since I'm not a fan of most types of beans
I wouldn't have ordered them anyway.

Me neither. But I do hear that they are good for your heart.

Hmmm.... I'd miss snow in winter.



Sorry. Sometimes I crack myself up.

And red, sticky syrup is spilling...
onto my shorts.

D'oh!

I can't say what it looked like.
Nope.
Can't do it.
Period.

Then I won't speculate.

Atlantis runs submarine tours.
And not "submarine" tours which are
really just boats that settle a bit in the water
or have glass bottoms.

I never would have guessed that one. I would normally guess it out of my price range when planning. But still--what a cool excursion! I can definitely see the appeal.

I always remember the difference between
port and starboard by thinking left has fewer
letters than right.
Port has fewer letters than starboard.
So Port = left.
Starboard = right.

That's exactly how I remember it!

But they also told us that they've been operating for
30 years and never had a single accident.
That's a pretty good safety record!

Jinx!

Just kidding.

Nice one! That's a very "Hawaii" photo.

Captain scared 'em out of the water!

AHOOOGA! AHOOOGA! DIVE! DIVE! DIVE!

I kid you not.
They actually did that.

Awesome.

Did they pull any Crazy Ivans?

In 2005, Atlantis Submarine sunk the Carthaginian,
an old ship that was beyond repair.
Now it forms an artificial reef in 95 feet of water
and provides a habitat for many species.

That is just so awesome!

If you look closely, you'll see that there's
a 6 or 7 foot reef shark lying on the sand
right behind the squiggle.

Nice find. Way cool.

And when he wasn't pointing something out,
he was constantly cracking jokes.
"Maui is home to a lot of beautiful waterfalls,
but if you see one on the sub, that's a bad thing."
or
"We're now at our max depth of 150 feet.
Although you have no way of knowing that except for the
digital display. For all you know, we're only 5 feet down."

Whoa. A submarine WITH Dad jokes?? Is this heaven?

The park is home to one of the largest Banyan trees in the US.

And fun for hours for the kids!

"No, really." I persisted. "The tree branches out
and extends roots to the ground."
"Yeah right, Dad." Elle retorted. "Those are all different trees."
I still don't think she believed me that it was just one tree.
With many "trunks".
Oh, well.
That's what I get for constantly pulling their legs.

Two burgers, two hotdogs, one rings, one fries, one shake,
two floats (one free) and a diet coke...
$114.

Did it come with a TV or something?

1. Name one store we visit.
This is an easy one.
I already gave you the answer.

Harley Davidson store.

2. How many beaches do we go to?

I'll say 2. And I'll guess one of them was Ka'anapali Beach.

3. We split up into two groups.
Who's with who?

Ruby with you. Kay and Elle together, avoiding the uncool parents.

4. Did you see it? Or should I say, him?
Bonus points if you did.
If you didn't... you should be ashamed.
I mean really.
Take a good look in the mirror
and tell yourself you're a DISer.

Of course! And that's one handsome dude in the mirror.

5. What tragedy befalls Kay at the beach?
(not really tragic)

Uh...sunburn? When I was that young I'd constantly forget or forego the sunscreen, and pay the price. I only come in two colors: white and red.

 

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