Sweet jesus I hate you. If I lived anywhere close to a beach I'd be the biggest beach bum on earth. Just fucking Aviators and board shorts bro bro. I love the ocean and crashing waves could melt away any stress. Don't you fucking live in Hawaii!? Lawdy girl.
Dude, if I've learned anything from this place, it's that, don't you know women are not trying to look good for men, aka you? Just for other women. See stupid high waist shorts argument. Also, I haven't learned anything from this place.
The beach is boring as fuck. Unless you go in the morning or late afternoon it is hot as fuck, the salt water makes your hair sticky even if you don't get in the water, and sand gets EVERYWHERE. The beaches tend to be crazy crowded with really obnoxious people so that gets on my nerves as well. I dunno, I grew up in a place close to nice beaches so being here with more nice beaches (more tropical and pretty, but still) just isn't that special to me. I do enjoy some of the hiking areas around here. It isn't that I dislike the experience of being outside, because I love being outdoors, I just don't really enjoy the beach. Aside from the annoyances that I listed, I think it is an activity level thing. I like doing shit outside, but I don't want to flop down like a beached whale for hours because OOOHHH IT'S THE BEACH. Bitch please.
Yeah and if you go swimming a lot of it ends up in your labia. Or at least my labia. I probably swallow some and poop it out later too, there's no telling. I have enjoyed shore fishing and a little bit of snorkeling. Seeing sea turtles up close was amazing and they are everywhere here. But the normal beach trip of just hanging out on the sand? Too many negatives and not enough interest to do it ever.
I never did care much for pidgin. If you prepare it properly, though, it tastes just like bald eagle.
I never understood Hawa'ii, Granted I've never been, but if I'm going to fly 8 hours I dam well want to be in a different country, preferably somewhere where they don't eat spam.
Some of those birds of prey are massive. There is an animal wildlife center back home that takes in hurt local wildlife to release or, if it is permanently hurt (like a broken wing or missing leg), they keep it for educational purposes. They have a bald eagle in the aviary outside and that thing is massive. He also makes quite a racket. I am pretty sure they should have just shot him because that thing is miserable as hell being penned up for the remainder of its life.
EIGHT! Ha! Yeah, maybe if you live on the west coast. That is a 13-15 hour flight and pure misery. I felt pretty bad for el husband because while we were engaged but apart he would often fly to see me since I was in school. 15 hours in coach with his entire body in agony. I will be so happy when we move back and can just drive a couple hours to see some sights or a new city. Island fever is real, people.
One of my old surveillance jobs involved me sitting in a barn all night, and the farmer bought a Grey Horned Owl to kill vermin but didn't tell me it was in there with me. They are BIG, and have you ever seen one of these guy's eyes in the dark? They burn red and yellow like the fires of Hell:
Yea, fuck that. If I'm flying 10+ I better be in Japan or Germany, fuck Hawaii. When I flew to Europe from San Diego it was around 13 hours to get Heathrow. Well worth it of course. I would never consider flying from say the eastern sea board to Hawaii, you literally may as well fly to Japan, it really shouldn't be that much longer when you consider you fly over the pole to get to Japan from the east coast. I get Hawaii is scenic, but really aside from Kilauea, there's nothing there I really care to see. And I'm not going to fly all that way just to see a volcano. One thing I like about living in the US you can drive coast to coast on a classic American road trip. There is something cool about that. Recently I drove from San Diego to West Virginia and while some of it sucked, I liked it in general. Its cool to get to drive through the country. And the road trip is pretty uniquely American, in a good way.
That reminds me of how awesome my dad is. We did a family camping/anniversary camping trip in some swampy state park in Louisiana when I was in highschool and my dad hooted back and forth to an owl and got that fucker to come to the tree in the middle of our camp site. He has also done this with quail and other misc birds. Unfortunately the bob tail white call is the only one I managed to pick up. I think that is my personal assignment for next summer...pick up some more bird calls.
Hawaii is America's vacation home. It's the place for lazy tourists who want to drop a ton of cash but are too lazy to get passports, deal with foreigners/other languages, other currencies, etc. But like ballsack said, save your cash and go to Florida. Some people romanticize this place but it really isn't worth the plane ride and exorbitant amount of cash. I look forward to someday traveling but it will be legitimate traveling and not this nonsense.
Yes. Auburn grad, Raptor Center, eagle's cage, etc. Also, on the river behind my house. But, yeah they are pretty badass. Also, what is up with Septembeard? There's an ad for it in my Sports Illustrated. Do I have to choose between it and Movember? Confused.
The beach is great if you are at a place where there is a pool nearby to take a dip in and rinse off from time to time. If you are trapped all day there with no place to cool off, don't fucking go.