We arrived in Hawaii on Friday night after 11 hours in a plane. It was a little cramped but leaving the cold, snowy north east to beautiful sunny Hawaii makes it all worthwhile. We had the girls up Saturday morning to hike from our hotel in Waikiki to Diamond Head. Diamond Head is the most famous volcanic Crater in the world located on the South-east corner of Oahu at the end of Waikiki Beach overlooking the Pacific Ocean. I believe that the total hike was about 6 miles that included 280 steps up to top BUT if you ask the girls it was 10 miles and by the time we get back to Oneonta it just might be a 20 mile hike! The pictures will show it was worth every step and I am sure they already have memories of a lifetime.
Sunday morning was our first training session and how great it feels to be outside in 80 degree weather kicking a soccer ball around. The girls worked really hard and their touch is coming back fast! We have 2 more training sessions before we take on a U18 boys club team from Maui and the Maui Red Devils Women's team.
Tomorrow we are off to Pearl Harbor. We can't wait.
Liz McGrail
Oneonta State Women's Soccer Coach
