Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Next Stop: Maui, Hawaii

Ben's Next Stop Is Maui, Hawaii!
In February I went to Maui with my grandparents Nonna Jeanne and Grandpa Ed, my mom and my little brother. It was my first time there.
                                                               Here is a map of  Maui

This was one of my favorite trips I have ever been on. I got to do a lot of fun things there. One of my favorite things was going on a boat and seeing many whales.


The boats aren't allowed to get too close, but you can see three spouts and the back of a whale here. 

Even back at the condo I could see some whales. We stayed at Papakea Resort and I watched the whales through binoculars.

Another thing I learned to do was blow a conch shell, they are kind of hard to blow but after a while I got the hang of it. We do that every day at sundown to say goodbye to the sun. They have been doing that for many years.


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I learned how to blow a conch shell at sunset



Another thing I enjoyed doing was playing at the beach   nearby my condo . My mom got me an underwater camera to take pictures of things I found in the cove. I found a lot of interesting things.
Here I am playing on the beach with my little brother


One of my other favorite things was going to the aquarium , I had a lot of fun. We got to have lunch there, and I saw fish and sea turtles, I also saw a statue of a whales body and body parts.

                                                 

                                                                  Here are some turtles and fish






Also when I was there, I went to a Whale museum and I learned a lot about whales.

I also saw how people would hunt whales back then.



But at the end of the trip we had to leave and I was sad after my fun trip. Although I had a fun time there.


  •  Have you ever been to Hawaii?
  •  If so, what island did you visit?
  • What  was your most favorite thing you did?









                                     


5 comments:

  1. Dear Ben,

    I truly loved reading all about your wonderful holiday you had with your grandparents, now that is really special.

    You sure did get up to a lot I am very interesting fun activities in Hawaii. How did you find blowing into the conch shell difficult? It looks like a beautiful shell.

    I have never been to Hawaii but after your post you have got me thinking this is a must do trip.
    Thank you for sharing it with us all.

    I do have a question for you Ben what was the single best thing about Hawaii?

    Sincerely,
    AA

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  2. Dear Ben,

    Aloha! Mahalo for taking me on a trip back to Hawaii!

    I heard that whale watching is fantastic! I've only been there during the summer and the whales had already migrated beyond Hawaii. What species of whales did you see?

    Like you, I also did the traditional conch shell call! Everyone would gather outside to watch the sun set. I agree, it was hard to get it to make the call! I notice everyone was wearing a traditional sarong. Where was yours?

    One of my favorite activities in Hawaii is to snorkel. Here is a link to a video I made of my adventures at the coral reef!

    Snorkel With Mrs. Yollis

    Mahalo!

    Your proud former teacher,
    Mrs. Y♥llis

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    1. Hi Ben!
      I love your blog and I also love going to Hawaii! I enjoyed your post about Maui because you did a great job in making me want to keep reading especially by adding great pictures! I am glad you had fun in Hawaii! Visit my blog at oliviac600.edublogs.org
      -Olivia-

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  3. Ben,
    Your blog post made me want so much to be in Hawaii! I haven't been to Maui in about 18 years but will be going to Oahu this summer for a friend's wedding!
    Whale watching is one of my favorite activities as I find whales so fascinating. Do you have a favorite kind of whale?
    I really love all of your pictures and how you take your reader through your favorite moments through the pics!
    Thanks for sharing,
    Mrs. Young ( 4th grade teacher in Northern CA and friend of Mrs. Yollis!)

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  4. Dear Mrs. Yollis,


    That was a great comment, whale watching was my favorite thing I did there and I bet you had a fun time doing it too. When I went to Hawaii I saw humpback whales. At the sunset, the reason I did not have a sarong was because it was my first trip to Hawaii, and I did not know we were supposed to wear them. I am kind of curios, I do not speak much Hawaiian , so what does Mahalo mean?


    @ AA,
    The single best thing about Hawaii was seeing the whales. The conch shell blowing was hard because I had to blow really hard and steady to make any sound.

    From,
    Ben

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