Day One
Off I went for my longest journey yet, to the beautiful Pacific island of Hawaii. I was heading for Honolulu in Oahu, going with Ms Krisman and her family to a special wedding. I arrived in Honolulu very tired. But Ms Krisman’s stepson and his future wife were there to meet us. They put garlands around our necks to welcome us. It was a real Hawaiian welcome.
Day Two
I went bowling on the
military base. I found it a
bit hard to pick up the bowls as my paws are not made that way. So I went for a walk and saw some beautiful Pacific flowers.
I loved the bright red hibiscus, the symbol of Hawaii.
I saw rainbows as colourful as a painting.
I’ve never seen such lovely rainbows.
Awesome! Today I
bought a new costume – a grass skirt and lei.
I wonder what my Little Heath friends will say when I wear it?
Day Three
Off I went in my grass skirt to visit the
Byodo-Inn Buddish temple. It
is a copy of a temple in Japan. I
stared for ages at the huge gold Buddha inside the temple.
It had a lake full of gold koi carp.
It is a symbol of perseverance, that means keeping trying however
hard it is to go on. Later we
went to Kalama Beach, the ocean was blue and the sky was full of puffy
clouds. The sand was so white and clean, I felt I was in bear
paradise.
PS Today
I learnt to say that you in Hawaiian today, it is MAHALO
Day Four
Today was a good day for food! I tried some Japanese sushi today. There are lots of Japanese people living in Hawaii and so it
is easy to get sushi. I wish
they could make chopsticks for bears.
I also had a delicious pineapple, it was so sweet and juicy.
Day Five
Today was the day of Elan and Victoria’s wedding.
I felt so privileged as a British bear to be one of the guests of
honour. The wedding took
place outside and it was so sunny and bright.
The priest read a Native American blessing.
Elan wore his army uniform and Victoria wore a beautiful white long
dress. Later we had some Korean food and I especially enjoyed the
wedding cake.
Day Six
Today I went to a big amusement arcade with my
special friends Elan and Victoria. It
was called Dave and Buster’s. I put a token in a machine called
Pharoah’s Fortune and pulled the lever.
To my surprise, the coin went in the winning hole and I did that
not once but twice! So Spike
the bear was the hero of the evening.
Day Seven
Today I visited an art gallery full of pictures of
whales. Outside I saw a
lovely car decorated with whale designs.
What would my Little Heath friends say if they saw me driving into
the car park? Anyway,
I can honestly say I had a whale of a time.
Day Eight
Well, they say that life’s a beach and
today I sat on a wonderful beach watching people surf.
It was called Sunset Beach and was part of the Banzai Pipeline, the
best place to surf in the world. There
was also the Budweiser Women’s Bodyboarding competition going on.
I stretched out on the sand, letting the sun get to my fur.
I felt as happy as if I had won the Jack Petchey.
Day Nine
This was a sad day because I had to leave my Hawaii
friends. But I knew I was
going home via Vancouver in Canada, where many of my bear friends live.
Day Ten
On the way to the airport, I stopped at a thrift
shop (charity shop) in Vancouver. Lying
there looking a bit lonely was a white teddy bear with a blue nose.
Ms Krisman decided to buy him so I had company on the flight.
She named him BC short for British Columbia and Blue Conk.