Aloha people!
Today we went straight to Hawaiian Waters Adventure Park - it is a huge theme park with lots of different water activities e.g Surfing pool, Wave pool, Spa, Tornado where four people slide down through a funnel and get whirled around what looks like a gigantic concrete mixer. It started raining for the first time since we arrived but it was still nice because the rain was warm. Students rushed around trying out every ride at least twice. Most of the supervisors tried out the tamer water activities, the most popular one for adults required the ability to lie on a inflatable as you drifted around an island watched by at least ten lifeguards. We had lunch in the carpark only because you can't take any food inside. After lunch it was back to swimming until the park closed at 3pm.
It was then on to a very exciting part of the day for the girls - retail therapy! You should have seen the looks on their faces as we pulled into the car park of Waikele Premium Outlets to see Outlet stores for Levis, every shoe brand imaginable, sunglasses, clothing brands - you name it, this place had it. Some people found great bargains - $150 shoes for $10, Levis for $15, Adidas shoes for $12.50 the list goes on... After people had shopped themselves silly (as budgets would permit) we had lunch at local fastfood places etc.. KFC, McDs while some people tried sushi from a sushi place. Those who went to KFC were very disappointed to learn that they did not have chips like in NZ and everything tasted different to what we have back home. McDonald's people did not have any complaints especially as they had ninety nine cent burgers.
After our early tea, we went on to visit Walmart. If you think people went crazy at the outlet stores, they went crazier in Walmart! Nofoaga found the third and fourth books from the Twilight series. She could not resist even though I told her that our library had already ordered these books which would be ready for her (or Fetu)when we got home. At least I could see that they were still cheaper than their NZ prices. I think that it is safe to say that everyone got something for family and friends back home - for anyone that gave them some money or did something nice for them so look out when we get home! Tomorrow we are off to Iolani Palace, Bishop's Museum and back to the Polynesian Cultural Centre.
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