Post #24338 by laney on Tue, Feb 25, 2003 10:10 AM

I know this may be far fetched but if you have any interest in scuba, get certified before you go. When we went to Oahu we stayed at a beautiful hotel (not cheap) The Kahala Mandarin. The Hotel has a turtle pool, dolphin pool, great outdoor bar and one of the best beaches! I think it alone is worth a visit. Their dive master/instructor was great! Small boat, tons of personal attention, the best dive sites, and he had a scooter he let me use. This is like a torpedo you hang on to and it pulls you around, it was the BEST! We dove a WWII fighter plane, a mine sweeper ship, and a cave where I found an octopus we played with and held. The dive master had us over to his house for a party on our last day there. Diving is unique on each Hawaiian Island so if you have any interest, try to get underwater!
I'm sure there are sports places in NY with indoor pools.
Speaking of NY, I ususally get there every summer when I visit my sis in Mass. We've been dying to see Urine Town since we passed it up for Cabaret last year. Have you seen it? We do a weekend in the city and then off to Martha's Vineyard for R&R. Maybe I can drag her to some tiki joints this year. Have fun!