Prime UV Ray Time

Journal #49 April 20, 2009

I was woken up by my phone again this morning. This time is was a text from my boyfriend. I was extremely tired and when I looked at the clock saying 7am I knew I need more sleep. I laid in bed for a while and could not fall back to sleep. So I got up and decided to make some phone calls and get some breakfast.

When I got to breakfast it wasn’t being served, weird. I looked at my phone and it said 11am. My goodness how many times is my alarm not going to go off :( I ran back to the room and woke Meghan up because we were missing out precious UV ray time. We got ready and headed to Waikiki beach with our friends Nicole and Heather. We first stopped and got some lunch at Cheesecake Factory, again. It was even better this time. We then walked to the beach and found a spot to sit and relax. I bought a floatie to lie on in the water, and everyone else just swam. Nicole got a surf lesson and Heather did some shopping.

After a while of laying out me and Meghan went to some markets across the street. I had been to the markets before but I got a couple shirts and hats. We also got some dinner. Meghan got Mexican and I got Greek. My gyro was very yummy. Then we back to the beach to meet the girls and go back to the ship. We took the bus and on the way I talked to two girls from Sweden and Norway. They had been backpacking for 4 months and were on their way to Guatemala. I was intrigued with them and asked them so many questions. Some day I want to do that with my friends.

When we got back to the ship I had mixed emotions, I really wanted to stay, but I also wanted to get to Guatemala. It seems like an awesome place. I got back on the ship and called some people to say goodbye because the next time I can call is in Ft. Lauderdale. I had a lot of fun in Hawaii I just wish I did not hold some of my friends back from doing more touristy stuff. Well we have 7 days at sea and some of those days we have exams so I am going to be a busy girl. I better get studying.

Love
Michelle