In less than 60 days, my boyfriend and I will be flying off to San Francisco to board a cruise to Hawaii. Its getting so close and I am getting super excited. Its always fun to plan the port excursions and do some outfit shopping.
We have been looking at a few different ideas to explore the islands. Of course as it is Hawaii, we will be making a trip to Pearl Harbor and the U.S.S. Missouri. My bf is a major World War II enthusiast and he cant wait to see where the Japanese Representatives signed and surrendered. I have been to Pearl and have gone to the Arizona Memorial. It is quite a unique, somber and humbling experience to think of the men and women on both sides that lost their lives.
On a less patriotic note, I want to check out the volcano, black sand beaches and as many waterfalls or views as we can get to in our short days. I would love to go snorkel with the turtles (bf is definitely out for that one, fear of sharks lol). If we weren’t cruising I would be going out in the ocean late at night and swim with the Giant Manta Rays. Dolphins…meh. Giant sting rays…heck yeah! There is also a kayaking and hike tour, trips to the pineapple plantations and the coffee groves. So many choices!! And we will be for sure attending an authentic Luau for some of that pork. Yum!
Later this year, right before Thanksgiving, we are doing something crazy. Or at least to me it is. We are going for 5 days of theme park magic. Or theme park blisters, which is tbd. Disneyland, California Adventure, Universal Studios and possibly Legoland. It will be Christmas themed at the parks by then and I cant wait to take my ornament for 2024 and have the characters sign it all. We will come back with custom made Star Wars Lightsabers and Harry Potter Wands. Sometimes I do let me inner nerd out 🙂
I am counting down the days thinking I cant wait til they get here and at the same time I am thinking I have so much to do in that time. Yikes! Either way fun times are ahead. We will already be looking at the next by the time the first rolls around. How are you spending 2025’s vacation days? lol
The Distracted Damsel 