Bullis Global Studies - Hawaii

Water Sports at Maunalua Bay & Chief's Luau! Blog by: Jaden, Jack, Linus & Dilan Today we split into two groups and had fun doing various water sports at Maunalua Bay! Bumper tube is an activity where you lay on a big tube with a few friends and get pulled around by a jet ski. We had to hold on tight so we wouldn't get thrown off during the waves. It was so fun when we fell off and had to swim to get back onto the tube!  Banana Boat riding in an activity where you ride a boat that looks like two slice of bananas! We had to sit straddled over one side and hope we don't fall off! It is a very thrilling and exhilarating experience. We loved it (even the falling off!) and we highly recommend it!  Our chaperones and one of our friends also rode Jet Skis! It was fun to watch them zip over the waves from the Activity Barge and wave to them as they went by!  After we returned from our day with h20Water Sports we grabbed lunch in Waikiki and headed out

Snorkeling at Hanauma Bay & Hiking to Manoa Falls! Blog by: Rosie, Zoe and Maddie Today, we went to the gorgeous Hanauma Bay, which is a protected nature reserve, filled with an abundance of wildlife. It is located in the crater of a volcano that erupted many years ago. After a safety briefing about conserving the reefs and animals and our own safety, we had the opportunity to go down to snorkel, but not before getting a stunning view of the bay from the top. Some of us went snorkeling while others spent time enjoying the water or taking pictures on the beach. While snorkeling, we saw many exotic hawaiian species of fish, but some of the highlights were the orange spine unicorn fish, manini convict tang, and a male uhu blue bullethead parrotfish. The reefs were very delicate and beautiful, so we were not allowed to touch them or they would die. Because of the government protection laws on the bay, it was not visibly polluted in any way, and the amount of fish that we

Our day on Hawaii's Secret Island - Kualoa Ranch! Blog by: Will, Mateo, Ajay & Tom Today we spent time at Kualoa Ranch's Secret Island! Once our bus dropped us off we had to take a boat to the Secret Island entrance. We wanted to start our experience by playing volleyball in the relaxing sand. Will's serves improved, and everyone enjoyed the time spent spiking and serving. We also crowded around as exciting games of ping-pong went back and forth. Whether you used accuracy, strength, or endurance, it was a great time for all! After we played beach games we jumped into the water! Some of us tried stand up paddle boarding and some of us tried kayaking. We had so much fun seeing how many people could pile on top of one paddle board! We also traveled the seas looking for turtles and down at the coral. Swimming in this water was breathtaking!  We traveled back from the secret island and we went to these awesome movie sets such as 50 First Dates, Jur