My brother(lives in Hawaii) called me the day before we were ready to embark on our journey, to let me know that they had 15 inches of rain the past week, and the forecast was not good for our trip. PERFECT!
Thursday, March, 8th:
We arrived in Hawaii to cloudy sky's and cool weather for March, honestly we left better weather in Atlanta. I was hoping this wasn't going to be an omen for our trip. The next issue was the location and quality of our hotel. Reserving hotels online is little like playing Russian Roulette, so to say that Bone and I were apprehensive, is a little bit of an understatement. Fortunately, the Aqua Palms was bearable and the location was good. The older I get, the more jet lag effects me, so I went to bed once we got in our room.
Friday, March 9th:
Our goal the next day was to practice for at least 2 hours, but, once again, it rained all day. So, on Friday, we ate. We had arguably the best Chinese food I have ever eaten, and more importantly, it was cheap.
Saturday, March 10th:
We all woke up to, guess, more rain! The trip was starting to become a little frustrating. Today, was our match day against BYU-Hawaii, and the probability of actually getting this match in, was the same odds of Alex Chun hitting his driver down the middle of the fairway. Fortunately, we got the match in, and even in 35 mph winds, our boys played extremely well considering the circumstances. I want to thank BYU-Hawaii, they were amazing hosts.
Sunday. March 11th:
Finally, sun. I let the boys sleep in, and at noon, we headed to Oahu country club to get some practice in. It was a nice and relaxing time at the club. I was able to see my brothers and hang out with them, while the boys waited patiently for their food to arrive 2 hours later. The highlight of the day was our trip to Makapuu beach. If you have never had a chance to body surf in Hawaii, there's no way to describe how brutal the under toe and waves can be. We arrived to a beautiful setting, and marveled at our surroundings. As we were heading to the beach, the life-guards, yelled out to our team that they had already pulled out 10 people because of the brutal conditions. This did not deter our boys, they attacked the waves, and stayed out there for awhile. Jackson Isaacs, definitely, gets the MVP for his effort on the beach. We finished the day with a run to wonderful Rainbows drive in.
Monday: March 12:
Last day in paradise. We had a great practice at my former high school and then we all went our separate ways. Weather was good, and I decided to join Coach Redmond, Coach Chun, and Chris Goodwin for a friendly round of golf. Coach Red and I, joined forces and decided to take on Goody and Alex. Redmond and I, had a huge mountain to climb. Goodwin, can be very frustrating to play because he tends to adjust his lies in the middle of the fairway. At one point, on the 9th fairway, I over heard, Goodwin ask Alex for a tee, so he could get a cleaner hit with his 3 wood. I let it go, but, I was mad. Fortunately, the course was very fair, especially off the tee box, and we didn't have to negotiate the wind, so that was a plus. With 4 holes to play, Bone and I found ourselves down 3 holes. We overcame the sketchy lies, questionable scores, to win the coveted trophy.
The best thing about Hawaii was watching the team respond to adverse conditions. The team was amazing!!
They could have been sour, but they kept a great attitude with the weather and the trying conditions against BYU-Hawaii.
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