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
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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
Outrigging on Waikiki Beach
We woke up this morning to another beautiful day in Honolulu, Hawaii. We grabbed some bodyboards and chairs from the hotel reception and headed over to Waikiki Beach. We spent the morning sunbathing, bodyboarding and watching the pro surfers launch past us! Part of the beach has a wall built across to break the waves… Continue reading Outrigging on Waikiki Beach
The Sights of San Francisco
There is so much to do in San Francisco, but we are only here for a few days so are squeezing everything in! We drove across the Golden Gate Bridge a few times because our accommodation was in Larkspur just above the bridge. I expected it to be golden but actually it’s red, the best… Continue reading The Sights of San Francisco
Alcatraz
Today was really fun, we packed in as much as possible as it was our only full day in San Francisco. This morning we drove into Fisherman’s Wharf for our trip to Alcatraz, the rock is just over a mile from the bay so they offer a boat ride as part of the trip. The… Continue reading Alcatraz
Muir Woods
This afternoon we decided to visit the giant Redwood trees at Muir Woods just across the Golden Gate Bridge, it is a beautiful park with a stream running through and has humungous trees. Paul enjoyed taking photographs and I enjoyed the twinkling sunshine peeping through the treetops. The drive in San Francisco was beautiful, it… Continue reading Muir Woods