Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Atlantis Submarine Ride and Back to Texas

Our vacation was coming to an end but before we left Hawaii on Tuesday, our family went on a submarine adventure 110 feet below the water. We could see fish, turtles, artificial and natural reefs, a sunken ship, and a sunken plane. Ben and I wore "sea bands" to help control the nauseous feeling that we had while we were being transported from the pier to the submarine on a ferry boat; and they seemed to be effective. The waters were rough on the way out but once we were in the submarine below the surface the ride was very smooth and exciting.

After our ride on the Atlantis submarine, we took a 6pm flight out of Honolulu and arrived back in Texas at 5am. The flight was great as it went through the night and the boys slept most of the time. The trip back is also about 2 hours shorter due to the winds behind the plane pushing us along. We were graciously picked up at the airport by a limousine and arrived back home in style. We had some jet lag today due to the 4 hour time difference and took some very long naps this morning. We are still dragging a little and before lunch Caleb fell asleep sitting on the couch reading his book. The other boys thought it was cute so we took a picture of him.

This was definitely a once in a lifetime trip and we had a truly amazing time. We kept busy and had big activities to look forward to every day. Everything was planned perfectly for us and could not have been any better. Every last detail was taken care of for us with special touches all along the way. "a Wish with Wings" is a fantastic organization and they truly make wishes come true. Thank you for making Joe's wishes come true this past week and for the lifelong memories.












3 comments:

LindaSue said...

We are thrilled to watch the progression through recent months - ALL of the beautiful Turners are looking more relaxed and healthier - God is good.

kel said...

What a beautiful family! Great blog!

Rochelle said...

thank you Jesus