blog post from andrew elish

Catamaran Trip?
Ok, so today was going to be a great day, at least on paper.
We were all going to head out to Fisherman's Wharf (where
we tried to go jet-skiing yesterday) for a few hours of
sailing around the island. About ten minutes before we were
scheduled to leave, the charter company called to say that
due to high winds, and the resulting large waves, we would
have to reschedule. The change was kind of disappointing,
but everything turned out well anyways. The sailing
excursion got re-scheduled for Thursday, after our tour of
Pearl Harbor, and we were given another free day to go
explore the island.
The small group which I went off with
decided to check out the Sea Life Park, which is about a 40
minute trip from the hotel. It turned out to be in a really
nice setting, which was good, since I personally did not
want to spend almost $200 to swim with the dolphins. The
park is set in the hills, and overlooks turquoise water, and
some smaller islands which are close to shore. In general,
it was nice to get into the hills and away from the main
ocean-front strip where we've spent a lot of our time
since getting here, and into the other side of the island,
especially its more mountainous side. Coming back was
interesting, since we missed our bus stop, and wound up
walking along a road which runs parallel to the ocean-front
strip in front of the hotel. Eventually, we made it back,
all in one piece, and having seen a bit more of the island,
which is definitely a good thing. I'm looking forward to
the island- wide tour tomorrow, and in getting to know more
about the area at large, not just the small area around the
hotel.