Travel Snap Tuesday: Hawaii

I thought for this weeks Travel Snap Tuesday, that I would take you back a few years... OK how about 18-odd years?! Before I was born, my dad won a corporate golf day that my uncle, who at the time was the marketing-something-or-other at TripleM Brisbane, had organised. The prize was supposed to be a round the world trip, but with a few events and then eventually my arrival, my parents couldn't use the prize. So instead they traded it in for a trip for 4 (two years after me, my brother came along) to Hawaii!

While I may have only been 5 (or so) I still have some very fond memories of our trip to Hawaii.

The most touching experience was our visit to the U.S.S Arizona Memorial. The most vivid memory I have is of the wall at the Memorial that lists the names of all those who lost their lives. The list of names just went on and on and on and on. Even at 5, it really made me wonder and reflect.

This is Dad and I at the Memorial:

Other strong memories I have are:

• of Hanauma Bay and the insane number of fish that were swimming around my feet! It totally freaked me out and I could not deal!! Still freaks me out to think about it! 
• the red convertible my family hired for the week to drive around in; 
• the ridiculous number of Japanese tourist who wanted to take photos of my brother and i; and
• probably the most hilarious memory I have is the "prank" my bro played on some of the Japanese tourist who were staying at the same hotel as us. We were in the spa one day with them and my brother jumped out, ran around the back of the pool storage hut and turned the bubbles on. Clearly the girls in the spa didn't a) know the spa had bubbles or b) didn't know where the button was! because they screamed and jumped out of the spa. My brother reappears giggling and laughing thinking he is absolutely hysterically funny!! I'm not sure the girls agreed ;)!!!

Having seen "Just Go With It" yesterday, I really, really, really want to go back to Hawaii sometime soon and make more fabulous memories!!

Travel Snap Tuesday is the brainchild of Little Miss Moi and is about sharing a moment in time through a photo (or three). If you want to join in, simply post a photo of anywhere you have been. Then head over to her blog and share your link so we can all enjoy each others travels. 

xx love Breanna