Days 6, 7, & 8

Sorry but for the first time I did not have anytime to update the blog. But here are the updates for Days 6, 7, and 8. 

Day 6

Well this was the big day. The day I would do something I have never done in my life, and something I never thought I was going to do. Today was the day I was going skydiving. We woke up early and left the place at 8:30 after we saw France beat England in the woman's world cup. We drove to Dillingham Airfield near Northshore, which was about 45 minutes from Hye-Jung's apartment. We had a check-in time at 9:30, which we though we would jump shortly after. Boy were we wrong !!! They were doing the jumps by first come, first serve. So we ended up waiting 4 hours because there were so many people. The wait was taxing and exhausting, but I will say this, it helped with the nerves. On the drive over, I was super nervous and jumpy. But after waiting several hours and seeing jumper after jumper come back fine, I was so ready to just do it. By the time we were up, I did feel some nerves, which explained me going to the bathroom about 20 times in a 10 minute period. But once we started to walk over to the airplane, I had a sense of relaxation. It helped that Hye-Jung was super calm too.

We boarded the plane and I was the second from last to jump, Hye-Jung was the last. I sat right in front of my instructor Jake at the end. The plane ride up was about 15 minutes long and was a really cool view. The instructors were also so ridiculous. They were joking with each other and have a ton of fun. The best quote was made by one of the instructors when someone on the plane asked if anyone has ever backed out at this point. He said "sure tons of people have back out, but their strapped to me and they don't have a choice anymore." Once we hit the elevation, the plane kinda went into cruise control and one by one we jumped. When it was my turn, the instructor had my back turn out of the plane and all I did was squat down with my hands across my chest. Then in one moment I was in the plane, the next thing I knew I was doing back flips and spins while free falling. IT WAS AMAZING !!!! I was such a weird but peaceful feeling. The free fall last for about 15 to 20 seconds. The only time I got a little nervous was when he pulled the cord for the parachute to open. The reason was because there was a sudden drop and then we flew up and glided around. The view was stunning. The only thing that sucked was the straps on my legs were so tight that killed my legs. I lost complete circulation in my legs in about 10 seconds once we started parachuting down. We made a perfect landing, and then went back to the club house. I did buy the video, so I will try and post it later.

After we got done with skydiving, it was 2pm and we were starving. We went to KillerTocos. It was amazing. After that we drove through NorthShore and went to Turtle Beach and saw some massive sea turtles on the sand. After that we went to the Dole Pineapple Factory for dessert and sight seeing. To end things, on the way home we went for an amazing hike. It was a perfect way to end the day. Oh wait, we ended up going out that night for a couple of drinks and to meet up with her friends.

Day 7

Day 7 started out by waking up at 5:30am and leaving the apartment at 6am to head out for an 8k. The run was in Kailua. The drive to Kailua was amazing, we went through the mountains and drove along the coastline was crazy pretty. I got to meet Hye-Jung's former professors, all of which are awesome. I ran the 8K in 38:09 and finished 30th overall. After the run we hung out and enjoyed hanging out with some of Hye-Jung's classmates. We later went to the beach and jumped in the water for a little swim. After that we got some amazing breakfast.

After we got back to the apartment, we relaxed for a little and hung out. We then did another hike called Manoa Falls. The hike was super cool. It was in the rain forest and at the end of it there was a small waterfall. The hike overall took about a hour to finish. We then went to dinner and later chilled back at the apartment.

Day 8

Today was another busy day. It started out by waking up at 7am to head to Pearl Harbor. We visited the Battleship Missouri and learned all of the history that happened on the ship. Two interesting facts are that Harry Truman's daughter christened the ship and the signing of the treaty that ended World War II took place in Japan on the ship. Just stepping on the ship makes you feel the presence of present and past soldiers. After that we took the fairy to see the Arizona Battleship Memorial. It is a beautiful memorial sitting on top of the sunk ship. 

After we finished at Pearl Harbor we went to lunch and then went back to the apartment. After a little time for some rest, we went on yet another hike. The hike was up a ridge and absolutely amazing. The hike was about 1.5 hours long and was in Hawaii Kai. After the hike we piked up Rader and went and got an acia bowl at the health bar. Tonight is my last night in Hawaii, and I can say this without a doubt. I am going to miss Hawaii sooo much !!! But I am also ready to get back home. I leave tomorrow at 7:30pm, so I really have another day to enjoy.

Well that is it, I hope you enjoy. I will add all of the pictures in another post. Later !!!!

I will post the pictures for Days 6, 7, and 8 in a separate post.