Paradise essay

             I'm getting antsy and fidgety; I've been sitting on this plane for more than three hours already. A five hour flight...good lord! This has to be one of the longest non-stop flights I have ever taken. "Calm your self Liz" I was thinking to myself, trying to be mildly calm. This five hour flight will be so worth it, at least when I finally get out of this confined seating area. Four hours into the flight I decided to sit and stare out the window, we were almost there. I could see rock formations under the beautiful clear, blue waters of the ocean surrounding Kauai Island. The Island was filled with many amazingly tall palm trees, mountains and beautiful sandy beaches. It was just how I pictured a little island to look, from afar. The scenic view took my breath away. We finally approached our arrival at Oahu Island Airport. Everyone was anxiously pushy to get off the congested plane. With a smile I pushed back at the people unloading the crowded plane, while visions of sweet Waikiki beach luaus and the night life of downtown Honolulu swept through my mind. I was eager to get off and receive my first welcome lei from Hawaii. I knew this would be the perfect long awaited vacation my mom had planned at last minute for the two of us. With so many beautiful, historical and wonderful places to see in Hawaii, this was bound to be my best vacation ever.
             With so many convenient shuttles we had no problem getting to our hotel room, located in the extremely busy downtown Honolulu area. We dropped off our bags and were off to a sunset dinner cruise. When we arrived, we were greeted by a lei, and then boarded on a three story boat. We also received one complimentary drink ticket. Whoo-hoo! (Hey, I am over 21...I wouldn't get that excited for a coke.) As we ate an exotic buffet on the boat, we were entertained by people of the islands who were Hoola dancing, stick and fire throwing and drum beating; it was awesome. On o...

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