My trip to Hawaii had started well and finished like a nigthmare. It was only one week in Oahu, the main island of the Hawaii, capital is Honolulu. So, in the land of Barack Obama me and my girl arrived on 24th July at nigth. The flight was good but here in United States you have to pay for your luggage (US$25 per bag) and for your food inside the airplane (only soft drinks are free) - it's terrible.
Well, the two first days we stayed in Waikiki, the main crowded beach of Honolulu. Over there you can see a lot of tourists (the mostly part Japaneses), shopping malls, big hotels, restaurants and bars. These two days were good. It was sunny, we did stand up paddle board in Waikiki, we did well in these new sport for us.
After that, we spent three more days in North Shore of Oahu, the famous place of big waves in Hawaii. Over there we visited and had a good time in Waimea Beach, Pipeline, Turtle Bay and we did stand up paddle in Haleiwa Beach, as well.
On Friday morning we left North Shore with a good feelings, in our hostel (http://backpackers-hawaii.com/) we meet people from Canada, Australia, Korea and Hawaii. In these hostel you can borrow for free: bikes, masks, snorkeling. The houses have around three rooms and you share the living room, kitchen and bathroom. It was a nice place, I recommend it!
So, after three wonderful days in North Shore the nigthmare started. We came back Friday to Waikiki to spend three more days (the airport is near these beach). We stayed in Polynesian Hostel near our first Hotel, just one block from the beach. On Friday we rested and did a little shopping in downtown of Waikiki.
The day after was the worst part, we put all our valueable things in a backpack because we didn't want keep our stuffs in a shared room in the Hostel - that was our mistake. So, in the bag was my wallet, my money (US$ 200 - I changed the place the bag to the wallet to keep my money all the time with me), her wallet, tennis shoes, ipod, so everything. We stayed near the sidewalk of Waikiki Beach, to get a shade area against stay in the hot sun on the sand. When we had gone to the water, somebody stolen our bag... When I came back to our spot and didn't see the Jansport white bag I got crazy...I started to run in the sidewalk without a route and ask about the white bag...I asked a lifeguard about, and he told me he didn't see anything - his base was beside us...damn!
So, we went to the police station in Waikiki and did the robbery report in Hawaiian style (a little bit lazy). Then, we went back to our hostel without our stuffs. We only had a pack of bread, a cream cheese and cup needles. An Australian girl, who was in our room help us talking about her stolen cases. Now, I'm here in the airport after stayed four hours giving information like who am I? What kind is my american visa? Where I live in US? What am I doing here? When I came to US? Which is the colour of my underwear when I arrived in USA ? (I'm kidding).
Now, we are going to Brazilian Embassy in LA to get the emergency passport. We learnt about you have to be careful in all places in the world.
In my life, I had never been stolen like that, neither in Rio de Janeiro, city which is know about the beautiful landscape and the crime. Once I was stolen in Guaruja Beach when I was 15 years old but in that occasion it was R$ 20 and a t-shirt. Fortunately the police caught the thief.
Thank you God for we are safe, healthy and have a family who support us.
