LOST in Heaven

On the way back from Guam, I had a whole day in Hawaii.

There were only 2 things I wanted to do:

1. LOST Tour

2. See Wheeler and the old neighborhood.

Well I had done some research and found that tours left from Kualoa Ranch and so I headed there bright and early Friday morning. My colleague Nick came with me- he is also a big LOSTie.

To my total despair...the tours were booked. I honestly almost started crying I was so frustrated. I kept it together and began to wander the store aimlessly. Out of nowhere one of the LOST tour guides comes up to me (and he was totally adorable fyi) and says how bad he feels that we can't get in a tour and says he can give us a few sites that we could drive to. I was ecstatic and we busted out a map and he gave us the 4 BEST sites for a LOST fan to see (one of which you'll learn they don't even see on the tour-AWESOME).

The moutains at the Kualoa Ranch where they did quite a bit of filming.
Walking towards our first site: the beach where the survivors camped from Seasons 2-4. Also known as Papailoa Beach.

The LOST beach!

Their campsite!! There was nothing left but a "Private Property" sign and an orange fence. But you can tell it's their site!!

The view from their site. Gorgeous ocean!

Another shot of their campsite. It was so awesome to be there.

Just a little proof that I was in fact there :)

2nd Site: The beach where they filmed the plane crash!

The original site of the Pilot episode! Also known as Mokuleia Beach.

Crash Beach.

Reveling in this memory. Oh LOST how I'll miss you!3rd Site: Dharmaville!

Kept searching for the Dharma Initiative.

All we found were YMCA kids.

Dharmaville = Camp Erdman.

Which I stayed at when I was in 3rd grade and living in Hawaii!

We did an overnight field trip there. How awesome is that?!

Yes...it is true...the 4th site: The Chapel where the Finale was filmed!!

Also known as Sacred Hearts Academy.

Just sitting in the same place Ben was in the finale when Hurley came out to see if he was ready.

The door Hurley came out of to speak to Ben.

"You made a good number two."

Statue of Christ and Chapel shown in the Finale.

Alright so here's where this experience is going to blow your mind... Nick and I tried the door at the Chapel, it was of course locked. Well I wasn't going to leave it at that... the chapel is connected to a school and there were people still around. We walked into the administrative building and I just asked the first person I saw if there was any way of getting into the Chapel. She seemed confused and I explained that we were big nerds and fans of LOST and had heard the finale was filmed inside. She smiled and laughed and then went to get the woman in charge. Haha. The woman in charge turned out to be one of the greatest ladies ever...she totally opened the door and then told us about how the Locations people had contacted her and checked out the site. It was the highlight of my day...week..year..wow, maybe even my life! :)

The door to Heaven!!

Opening the same door Christian did!!

And there's even light coming in!

Does it get any better?!

The Chapel and Pews where everyone was sitting together.

I could almost feel them!

Just taking my seat at the pews where everyone else sat.

LOVE IT!

Isn't it beautiful?!

All in all it was the best tour I could have ever asked for. I mean it was lightyears better than the organized one we would've done. No one else has been inside the chapel since the filming! It's not a part of the tour. Andrea (the school lady) said she didn't even notice the tours coming by outside. Oh it was just amazing. I am still giddy over it.

I.N.C.R.E.D.I.B.L.E.