Aloha!
Today, in the morning, we went out fishing. Then, in the afternoon, we visited the Blue Sky Coffee Company. There was a sample for each coffee they make and a there was a short movie to see on how they grow the coffee beans. As well, a tour guide showed us some of the coffee trees and I learned that Kona Coffee beans has become worldwide for its unique, rich flavour. For generations, the volcanic mountains of Hawaii's Big Island have produced one of the finest coffees in the world. Coffee beans can grow at an altitude of 1200 feet and over. After that, we went swimming at the pool which the hotel provided. Also, we went out fishing again, but this time it rained, and we were soaked.
Mahalo!
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Friday, May 9, 2008
Humming Birds
Almost every day I see a different type of humming bird.*
*They look like their fighting over the water but are they really fighting.*
*My mom is always watching them and sometimes she wishes that she could *
*have a humming bird of her own.Other than humming birds I see cougars,bears
and alot more animals.We live beside a mountain so we see some new types of
animals and birds the wilderness is nice don't you think?
Lisa
*They look like their fighting over the water but are they really fighting.*
*My mom is always watching them and sometimes she wishes that she could *
*have a humming bird of her own.Other than humming birds I see cougars,bears
and alot more animals.We live beside a mountain so we see some new types of
animals and birds the wilderness is nice don't you think?
Lisa
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Brandon's up to day 14 blog
Day 10
We just did the Hawaiian Shaka, "Hang Loose" ... Dat's it Bro'
The rest of the day, we just relaxed!
The Hawaiian word for the day "Ohana" .. which means "Family"
Day 11
We had to leave early to catch our flight to "the Big Island", Hawaii!
When we arrived, we picked up our rental car and went stopped at one of
the many scenic points on our way to our hotel, the Outrigger,
Kanaloa. The plants here grow big and wild!
We tried a new restaurant, called, "L&L". It was a BBQ place with rice. I had the combo platter ... chicken, beef and pork! I was so full!
Aloha!
Brandon
Day 12
Aloha!
We went shopping on the waterfront, downtown Kona, and rented some fins. I also bought a new mask and snorkel, which is really cool. Later we bought a fishing rod so that we could go fishing. We checked to see where we could go fishing and here, you don't need to have a fishing license. After driving around, we found a nice beach to go snorkeling. There was lots of tropical fish and we also saw sea turtles or honu. There were two big fish following me around. Maybe they were just curious or maybe they were hungry. There was a sign not to feed them, so we didn't. I was really tired that day, and I slept.
Today, I don't have a Hawaiian word for the day, but the Hawaiian King, King Kamehameha, the the one that united all the people of Hawaii.
Aloha!
Brandon
Day 13
Aloha!
I'm getting darker and darker.
Today my Dad and I spent the morning, fishing. The fish are very smart, because they kept nibbling all of the bait. We used shrimp first and it attracted the big fish. There was one big parrot fish, that I called the "naughty fish" because it kept eating all of the bait. when all the shrimp was gone, I switched to some dry cuttlefish. It is very stinky, but it works. It attracted all the other fish too. The naughty fish was waiting until I threw it out and as soon as my hook hit the water, it went straight for it. We didn't land any fish, but we had fun!
Aloha!
Brandon
Day 14
Aloha
Today we had to get up early and drive to Hilo, which is on the other side of the island. We were going to go on a helicopter tour of the Kilauea Volcanic system, which is the most active volcano in the world. We had to go to pre-flight to learn about safety, such as seat belts and life jackets, just in case we crashed!
When we got into our seats, we put on head sets so that we could hear the pilot explaining the tour. It was so cool. We lifted off and flew over Hilo and the surrounding area. We got to see the cinder cone where the lava will eventually fill the crater, like a lava lake and then it will flow over and head towards the ocean. Today there was not very much activity. There were steam vents where we could see lava flowing towards the ocean. We then flew towards the ocean where we could see the lava flowing into the ocean. There wasn't a lot, but I could see it. We were told that the surrounding water will heat to a tempature of 2000 degrees F. We also saw the many water falls and a macadamia nut farm farm. My Mother barfed in a bag.
Afterwards we went to one of the farmer's market in down town Hilo, the old area of Hilo.
We then bought lunch and went to the Japanese garden to eat. It was very nice. It had fish ponds!
Aloha ... Brandon
We just did the Hawaiian Shaka, "Hang Loose" ... Dat's it Bro'
The rest of the day, we just relaxed!
The Hawaiian word for the day "Ohana" .. which means "Family"
Day 11
We had to leave early to catch our flight to "the Big Island", Hawaii!
When we arrived, we picked up our rental car and went stopped at one of
the many scenic points on our way to our hotel, the Outrigger,
Kanaloa. The plants here grow big and wild!
We tried a new restaurant, called, "L&L". It was a BBQ place with rice. I had the combo platter ... chicken, beef and pork! I was so full!
Aloha!
Brandon
Day 12
Aloha!
We went shopping on the waterfront, downtown Kona, and rented some fins. I also bought a new mask and snorkel, which is really cool. Later we bought a fishing rod so that we could go fishing. We checked to see where we could go fishing and here, you don't need to have a fishing license. After driving around, we found a nice beach to go snorkeling. There was lots of tropical fish and we also saw sea turtles or honu. There were two big fish following me around. Maybe they were just curious or maybe they were hungry. There was a sign not to feed them, so we didn't. I was really tired that day, and I slept.
Today, I don't have a Hawaiian word for the day, but the Hawaiian King, King Kamehameha, the the one that united all the people of Hawaii.
Aloha!
Brandon
Day 13
Aloha!
I'm getting darker and darker.
Today my Dad and I spent the morning, fishing. The fish are very smart, because they kept nibbling all of the bait. We used shrimp first and it attracted the big fish. There was one big parrot fish, that I called the "naughty fish" because it kept eating all of the bait. when all the shrimp was gone, I switched to some dry cuttlefish. It is very stinky, but it works. It attracted all the other fish too. The naughty fish was waiting until I threw it out and as soon as my hook hit the water, it went straight for it. We didn't land any fish, but we had fun!
Aloha!
Brandon
Day 14
Aloha
Today we had to get up early and drive to Hilo, which is on the other side of the island. We were going to go on a helicopter tour of the Kilauea Volcanic system, which is the most active volcano in the world. We had to go to pre-flight to learn about safety, such as seat belts and life jackets, just in case we crashed!
When we got into our seats, we put on head sets so that we could hear the pilot explaining the tour. It was so cool. We lifted off and flew over Hilo and the surrounding area. We got to see the cinder cone where the lava will eventually fill the crater, like a lava lake and then it will flow over and head towards the ocean. Today there was not very much activity. There were steam vents where we could see lava flowing towards the ocean. We then flew towards the ocean where we could see the lava flowing into the ocean. There wasn't a lot, but I could see it. We were told that the surrounding water will heat to a tempature of 2000 degrees F. We also saw the many water falls and a macadamia nut farm farm. My Mother barfed in a bag.
Afterwards we went to one of the farmer's market in down town Hilo, the old area of Hilo.
We then bought lunch and went to the Japanese garden to eat. It was very nice. It had fish ponds!
Aloha ... Brandon
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Dustin's News
PE TODAY
IN PE TODAY WE BASEBALL. IN BASEBALL WE DID SOME KIND OF BATTING GAME. IT WAS KIND OF FUN BUT ALL THE OTHER STUFF WAS BETTER. WE HAD TO PICK A PARTNER. MY PARTNER WAS ONE OF MY FRIENDS WE HAD TO TAKE TURNS BATTING THE BALL ACROSS THE FIELD I COME IN FIRST ONCE. IT WAS AN O.K PE BUT I WANTED TO PLAY HOCKEY OR SOMETHING FUN LIKE THAT. I HIT SOMEONE WHEN I WAS BATTING. I CAUGHT. ABOUT 4 MAYBE 3 OR FIVE THAT’S WHAT I THINK WELL IN BASEBALL THAT’S ALL WE DID IN PE HAVE A GOOD DAY TODAY TO PEOPLE AROUND THE WOURLD. BY DUSTIN
FOUR SQUARE
IN FOUR SQUARE TODAY I PLAYED FOUR SQUARE AT LUNCH IT WAS FUN. I THINK I ONLY GOT OUT 4 TIMES I GOT EVERYBODY OUT AT LEAST 3 TIMES EACH THE ONLY WAY I GET OUT IS WHEN SOMEBODY THROWS THE BALL AT ME OR WHEN SOMEONE HITS IT LIGHT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT WHEN SOMEONE GETS ME OUT I GET THEM OUT. ONLY FOUR PEOPLE GET ME OUT WELL THAT’S WHAT I DID IN FOUR SQUARE. GOOD DAY TO PEOPLE AROUND THE WOURLD
BY DUSTIN
P.E. TODAY1
IN PE TODAY WE PLAYED SOME KIND OF CATCHING GAME IT WASN’T THE BEST PE I HAD BUT IT WAS O.K. MY PARTNER WAS KIND OF GOOD AT IT. THEN DURING OUR PE TIME WE WENT TO GO LOOK AT THE BABY SALMON GETTING TAKING BACK TO MERRIT. THEN AFTER THAT WE WENT BACK TO THE GYM TO PLAY A LITTLE BIT OF CALAFORNIA KICK BALL. IT WAS BOYS AGAINST GIRLS. MR. OAKES WAS ON THE GIRLS TEAM. BUT WE STILL WON I THINK THE SCORE WAS 6 TO 0. WELL THAT WAS WHAT THE SCORE WAS HAVE A GOOD DAY TO PEOPLE ACROSS THE WOURLD. BY DUSTIN
IN THE CLASS TODAY2
IN THE CLASS TODAY FIRST WE DID MATH, IN MATH WE DID SOME MESURING WITH SOME ITEMS AROUND THE ROOM. FOR EXAMPLE OUR CLASSROOM DOOR. AND THE NEXTHING WAS P.E IN PE WE PLAYED CATCH AND CALAFORNIA KICK BALL. THE NEXT THING WE DID WAS SOMEMORE MATH THEN IT WAS RECESS IN RECESS I PLAYED FOUR SQUARE IT WAS FUN THEN WE WENT IN THE School AND WENT FOR GUIDED READING THEN WE WORKED ON OUR HATCHET BOOK THEN IT WAS RECESS AGAIN. I PLAYED FOUR SQUARE AGAIN. THEN WE WENT INSIDE AND ATE OUR LUNCH THEN THAT’S ALL FOR NOW. WELL THAT’S WHAT HAPPENED IN OUR CLASS TODAY. HAVE A GOOD DAY TO PEOPLE AROUND THE WOURLD. BY DUSTIN
IN PE TODAY WE BASEBALL. IN BASEBALL WE DID SOME KIND OF BATTING GAME. IT WAS KIND OF FUN BUT ALL THE OTHER STUFF WAS BETTER. WE HAD TO PICK A PARTNER. MY PARTNER WAS ONE OF MY FRIENDS WE HAD TO TAKE TURNS BATTING THE BALL ACROSS THE FIELD I COME IN FIRST ONCE. IT WAS AN O.K PE BUT I WANTED TO PLAY HOCKEY OR SOMETHING FUN LIKE THAT. I HIT SOMEONE WHEN I WAS BATTING. I CAUGHT. ABOUT 4 MAYBE 3 OR FIVE THAT’S WHAT I THINK WELL IN BASEBALL THAT’S ALL WE DID IN PE HAVE A GOOD DAY TODAY TO PEOPLE AROUND THE WOURLD. BY DUSTIN
FOUR SQUARE
IN FOUR SQUARE TODAY I PLAYED FOUR SQUARE AT LUNCH IT WAS FUN. I THINK I ONLY GOT OUT 4 TIMES I GOT EVERYBODY OUT AT LEAST 3 TIMES EACH THE ONLY WAY I GET OUT IS WHEN SOMEBODY THROWS THE BALL AT ME OR WHEN SOMEONE HITS IT LIGHT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT WHEN SOMEONE GETS ME OUT I GET THEM OUT. ONLY FOUR PEOPLE GET ME OUT WELL THAT’S WHAT I DID IN FOUR SQUARE. GOOD DAY TO PEOPLE AROUND THE WOURLD
BY DUSTIN
P.E. TODAY1
IN PE TODAY WE PLAYED SOME KIND OF CATCHING GAME IT WASN’T THE BEST PE I HAD BUT IT WAS O.K. MY PARTNER WAS KIND OF GOOD AT IT. THEN DURING OUR PE TIME WE WENT TO GO LOOK AT THE BABY SALMON GETTING TAKING BACK TO MERRIT. THEN AFTER THAT WE WENT BACK TO THE GYM TO PLAY A LITTLE BIT OF CALAFORNIA KICK BALL. IT WAS BOYS AGAINST GIRLS. MR. OAKES WAS ON THE GIRLS TEAM. BUT WE STILL WON I THINK THE SCORE WAS 6 TO 0. WELL THAT WAS WHAT THE SCORE WAS HAVE A GOOD DAY TO PEOPLE ACROSS THE WOURLD. BY DUSTIN
IN THE CLASS TODAY2
IN THE CLASS TODAY FIRST WE DID MATH, IN MATH WE DID SOME MESURING WITH SOME ITEMS AROUND THE ROOM. FOR EXAMPLE OUR CLASSROOM DOOR. AND THE NEXTHING WAS P.E IN PE WE PLAYED CATCH AND CALAFORNIA KICK BALL. THE NEXT THING WE DID WAS SOMEMORE MATH THEN IT WAS RECESS IN RECESS I PLAYED FOUR SQUARE IT WAS FUN THEN WE WENT IN THE School AND WENT FOR GUIDED READING THEN WE WORKED ON OUR HATCHET BOOK THEN IT WAS RECESS AGAIN. I PLAYED FOUR SQUARE AGAIN. THEN WE WENT INSIDE AND ATE OUR LUNCH THEN THAT’S ALL FOR NOW. WELL THAT’S WHAT HAPPENED IN OUR CLASS TODAY. HAVE A GOOD DAY TO PEOPLE AROUND THE WOURLD. BY DUSTIN
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Balloons
Hello it is your friend Bay! I am the Blog writer today and I am telling you about our classroom projects. I hope that our class can fly our kites. Mr. Oakes Made kites with us first we decorated them then we put the sticks and the ribbon on then we put the string on and they look excellent! And you have to check out the new videos the newest one is Travis the hockey hero. But Mr. Oakes also wants to make a video where the camera is strapped to a bunch of balloons and it goes across Cayoosh school grounds.
P.E today
In p.e today we played European hand ball. Are team won 8 to 0. I got a hat trick.
P.E today
In p.e today we played European hand ball. Are team won 8 to 0. I got a hat trick.
Bear Alert
The Bear On Eagleson Crescent
The bear on Eagleson Crescent was 4 feet tall.It looked old and torn up it was black and it was not scared of anything. It was walking up the hill.My mom almost ran into it . It was on our block at 8:00pm.It was very scary.It slept on our lawn.
By:Toni Byrne
The bear on Eagleson Crescent was 4 feet tall.It looked old and torn up it was black and it was not scared of anything. It was walking up the hill.My mom almost ran into it . It was on our block at 8:00pm.It was very scary.It slept on our lawn.
By:Toni Byrne
Monday, April 28, 2008
Brandon Days 7, 8 and 9 in Hawaii
Day 7 April 25, 2008
Today we went to Hawaiian Village Coffee to send my update, and we met a very nice lady. Her name is Toni and she is very friendly. I had a chocolate brownie and a tall glass of cold milk. It was very refreshing.
We then went to the Maui Ocean Centre and saw sharks. We also saw manta rays and many other sea creatures, like "jellies". They were very beautiful and graceful to watch. The aquarium had a coloured light shining on them so they looked like the colour of the light. We also saw sea turtles in captivity. We went through an acrylic tunnel, where the fish actually swim over and around us. It was so cool! We also had lunch at the Maui Ocean Centre at a place called, "Seascape". I had a cheeseburger and fries, and I couldn't finish it. Everything in Hawaii is big! The kids menu is like the adult portions in Canada. Also the beef tastes really good here.
Later we drove to Lahaina, where Mom and my sister, went souvenir shopping. I had ice cream from Hagen Daaz, the world's best and one of the most expensive! However, Dippin' Dots, is the most expensive because of the dots. After that we went to the Pearl Factory to get an oyster. I picked one and the guy opened it. There was a pearl in it and had a "pearl ceremony". It was expensive. I think that was pretty cool, even though it might be fake!
My Hawaiian word for today is "Kane", which means "man", which I see every time that I need to use the Men's washroom!
Aloha and Mahalo!
Brandon =)
Day 8 April 26, 2008
We got up early this morning and drove to Maalea Harbour to meet the boat called The Pride of Maui. Our first destination was Molikini to do some snorkeling. On our way it included a continental breakfast of fresh fruit, muffins and juice. After breakfast, we were fitted for fins, snokels and masks. Before going into the water, we had to defog our masks. The water was crystal blue and calm. When we snorkeled, me and Dad, found Milletseed Butterfly fish. I don't know if I found surgeon fish, but I think I saw it. We saw lots of Sea Urchins and tonnes of Brain Coral. Then we got back on the boat and headed to turtle lagoon. We had, yet another, BBQ cheese burger, but this time I finished it. I asked if I could have another one, but my sister said, "No", even though, they said that we could have seconds. We saw tonnes of turtles and they were so cute, when they surfaced. They normally can stay underwater for 20 minutes, but the longest recorded time for a sea turtle is 2 hours.
We had a great time!
My Hawaiian word for today is "A'a". It is a type of rough lava, that still has chunks of rocks in it.
Aloha and Mahalo!
Brandon =)
Day 9 April 27, 2008
Today, we had to get up at 2:30 a.m. to watch the sunrise on Haleakala Crater. It has a whopping 10,000 foot elevation. I think that I got altitude sickness. I felt dizzy and sick. My Mom felt like barfing! When we first arrived, it was so cold, that I nearly froze my butt off, but it was very beautiful watching the sun rise over the clouds. I found out how to warm my hands. I went to the washroom and used the hand dryer. The road down from Haleakela was very winding, but I fell asleep. We had brunch at Kala Lodge. I had the "Mountain" breakfast, the biggest breakfast there was, and I finished everything!
Now, I am here, at the Hawaiian Village.
Maybe there will be more to come!
My Hawaiian word for today is "Pahoehoe", which is another type of lava, which is smooth.
Aloha and Mahalo!
Brandon =)
Today we went to Hawaiian Village Coffee to send my update, and we met a very nice lady. Her name is Toni and she is very friendly. I had a chocolate brownie and a tall glass of cold milk. It was very refreshing.
We then went to the Maui Ocean Centre and saw sharks. We also saw manta rays and many other sea creatures, like "jellies". They were very beautiful and graceful to watch. The aquarium had a coloured light shining on them so they looked like the colour of the light. We also saw sea turtles in captivity. We went through an acrylic tunnel, where the fish actually swim over and around us. It was so cool! We also had lunch at the Maui Ocean Centre at a place called, "Seascape". I had a cheeseburger and fries, and I couldn't finish it. Everything in Hawaii is big! The kids menu is like the adult portions in Canada. Also the beef tastes really good here.
Later we drove to Lahaina, where Mom and my sister, went souvenir shopping. I had ice cream from Hagen Daaz, the world's best and one of the most expensive! However, Dippin' Dots, is the most expensive because of the dots. After that we went to the Pearl Factory to get an oyster. I picked one and the guy opened it. There was a pearl in it and had a "pearl ceremony". It was expensive. I think that was pretty cool, even though it might be fake!
My Hawaiian word for today is "Kane", which means "man", which I see every time that I need to use the Men's washroom!
Aloha and Mahalo!
Brandon =)
Day 8 April 26, 2008
We got up early this morning and drove to Maalea Harbour to meet the boat called The Pride of Maui. Our first destination was Molikini to do some snorkeling. On our way it included a continental breakfast of fresh fruit, muffins and juice. After breakfast, we were fitted for fins, snokels and masks. Before going into the water, we had to defog our masks. The water was crystal blue and calm. When we snorkeled, me and Dad, found Milletseed Butterfly fish. I don't know if I found surgeon fish, but I think I saw it. We saw lots of Sea Urchins and tonnes of Brain Coral. Then we got back on the boat and headed to turtle lagoon. We had, yet another, BBQ cheese burger, but this time I finished it. I asked if I could have another one, but my sister said, "No", even though, they said that we could have seconds. We saw tonnes of turtles and they were so cute, when they surfaced. They normally can stay underwater for 20 minutes, but the longest recorded time for a sea turtle is 2 hours.
We had a great time!
My Hawaiian word for today is "A'a". It is a type of rough lava, that still has chunks of rocks in it.
Aloha and Mahalo!
Brandon =)
Day 9 April 27, 2008
Today, we had to get up at 2:30 a.m. to watch the sunrise on Haleakala Crater. It has a whopping 10,000 foot elevation. I think that I got altitude sickness. I felt dizzy and sick. My Mom felt like barfing! When we first arrived, it was so cold, that I nearly froze my butt off, but it was very beautiful watching the sun rise over the clouds. I found out how to warm my hands. I went to the washroom and used the hand dryer. The road down from Haleakela was very winding, but I fell asleep. We had brunch at Kala Lodge. I had the "Mountain" breakfast, the biggest breakfast there was, and I finished everything!
Now, I am here, at the Hawaiian Village.
Maybe there will be more to come!
My Hawaiian word for today is "Pahoehoe", which is another type of lava, which is smooth.
Aloha and Mahalo!
Brandon =)
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