This evening we went to the Kalamaku Luau just up the road from Nawiliwili bay where we are docked. A luau is a big feast and party where they celebrate just about anything, it was a great night and about 800 people attended. They served traditional Hawaiian food such as lomi salmon, kalua pork, rice… Continue reading Kalamaku Luau
Month: April 2011
Zip and Splash Adventure
Today we woke up to the beautiful island of Kauai, the greenest and wettest of the Hawaiian islands. Part of Kauai is actually the wettest place in the world (receiving over 460 inches a year of rain) but it really is a paradise island. We went off for another shore excursion and today it was… Continue reading Zip and Splash Adventure
Hula and Lei Making Lessons
Last night we went to a quiz and then watched a comedy show, Paul had a few too many beers so was suffering this morning! We are docked at Kona today but did not get off the ship as it was docked out at sea and the tender boats were transporting the guests to and… Continue reading Hula and Lei Making Lessons
Rainbow Falls and Volcanoes National Park
We left Maui yesterday and sailed overnight to Hilo on the big island of Hawaii. We booked another shore excursion for today as one of the volcanoes has been erupting recently and Paul really wanted to see some lava! We boarded the coach at 9am, again the driver was really funny; he liked to tell… Continue reading Rainbow Falls and Volcanoes National Park
Molikini Crater Snorkling
We docked overnight in Kahului Harbour, Maui so the sleep was nice and calm! We booked a shore excursion for today so got up early to meet the coach at 8.20am. The excursion was to Molikini Crater; a tiny crescent shaped island 3 miles off the south coast of Maui. We took a short coach… Continue reading Molikini Crater Snorkling
Good Night Oahu, Good Morning Maui
We woke up about 7am this morning not realising the time as our room has no natural daylight! The ship sailed overnight from Honolulu to Maui so we got up, had some breakfast and went out into the beautiful sunshine 🙂 We didn’t book an excursion today so found a taxi and asked the driver… Continue reading Good Night Oahu, Good Morning Maui
Pride of America Cruise Ship
We checked out of our hotel this morning and took a short taxi ride to Honolulu’s port to board our cruise ship; NCL’s Pride of America. The ship is pretty big (holds 2,146 passengers) but not quite as big as the one we went on for our honeymoon (NCL Jade). The ship wasn’t due to… Continue reading Pride of America Cruise Ship
Diamond Head Crater
Diamond Head Crater is a volcanic crater that was created around 150,000 years ago. It sits on the edge of Honolulu, right next to Waikiki beach. Since the base was just 10 minutes by bus from our hotel, we decided to take an early morning hike up to the top. We left about 8:45 and… Continue reading Diamond Head Crater