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My daughter's description of our snorkeling day trip in Hawaii

We wake up and get ready. I’m really excited, my mom looks happy, and my dad shows a straight face. I dunno if he is happy or not. We have “breakfast”: It’s not even true breakfast as we are just having a little snack to satisfy our hunger! 

We grab our things and head to the car. Once we’re at the docks, we park and try to find the boat. Good news we found it! Well kinda found it. There was a waiting area. It was this small grassy area with benches all around and some kind of center that lets you know things, and allows you to go on the boat trip. On one of the benches there was a box full of snorkeling masks. We grab one. Just one. Only one. 

Later we’re allowed to go on the boat (finally, we were waiting for ten billion years!) and while it gets started we get served REAL breakfast. I forgot what they served, it was something like cinnamon rolls and oranges, but I do remember having seconds.

So when we get close to the site, the captain starts talking about the history of that place and where a gravestone is. For the people that didn’t know how to snorkel, they offered lessons. Some people stayed on board with a small bit of glass to look into the water. So they can be lazy and not swim with the fishes.

When most people were in the water we had two masks for me. A normal one and one that would cover your face. I first tried the face one, while my dad was getting a camera ready. That mask did not at all work, the water came in really quickly, it wasn’t the best. I tried the other one that we borrowed and it works out better. We FINALLY went in the water! I stayed near my mom because I was scared, while my dad ditched us to take pictures and videos of fishes.

Later I noticed that my dad kept going under the water and bubbles would surface. I asked my mom how to do it and she said something like, “Hold your breath, you’ll be doing it right if bubbles surface.” So when I try it. I, I…. I FAILED. Sniff sniff. Water came pouring in. You can blow air to get the water out but I fail at that, so I take the long process of taking off the mask, dumping the water, and putting the mask back on. I try again and this time with my ninja skills I photobomb my dad. That was fun. I kept doing that.

More and more I started to let loose from the chains of being afraid. That was a nice feeling. At one point my dad caught me. My streak of sneakiness has ENDED! So sad.

Later I was under the water and my parents were above and some noise occurred. They lead me clueless back to the boat. A woman was helping people get on the boat said to me, “That’s one of our masks.” I took off the mask and gave it to her. We took a seat on the boat and I ask still clueless, “Whats happening?” Don’t remember which parent but one said, “ We’re leaving.” Oh, when did that happen? Mmm Ok! Then lunch was served. There were burgers, hot dogs, coffee, oranges, and some salad. I think. I had seconds again. On the way back I fell asleep against the boat railing. I was worn out, what do you expect?

When I woke up my mom took me in and I fell asleep again. 

Later the people outside saw a whale. We kept looking for whales then. After a while we went back to the dock. We headed to the condo where we relaxed for the rest of the day.