Kauai is the last Hawaiian island we are stopping at on the cruise. There was a lot of wind on the overnight journey here, which meant the sea was quite rough and I didn’t sleep well. The last time we did the cruise, Kauai was my favourite island, but by the time we got here… Continue reading Last Stop Kauai
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Snorkelling in Kealakekua Bay
Today we are in Kona, on the southern side of the big island. There is no port so we had to anchor and get the tender boats to the shore. We booked onto a snorkelling trip to Kealakekua bay which apparently was the inspiration behind the reef and fish species in Finding Nemo. The catamaran… Continue reading Snorkelling in Kealakekua Bay
Waterfalls and Tropical Farm in Hilo
This morning we went on a cruise excursion to OK Farms where we had a tour around the orchard and visited two beautiful waterfalls. Our tour guide Toni-Jo picked local fruits for us to try such as longans and rambutan, then took us to the mama cacao tree where she opened a cacao fruit and… Continue reading Waterfalls and Tropical Farm in Hilo
Whale watching in Maui
This afternoon we went to the Maui Ocean Centre, an aquarium right next to the whale watching. We saw some turtles, sharks and a really amazing 3D dome cinema of hump back whales. After we went on the whale watching catamaran. We were very lucky as there were a group of about six whales really… Continue reading Whale watching in Maui
Aloha Waikiki
We arrived in Hawaii yesterday after a six hour flight with Delta. We have gone back another three hours, so we’re all pretty tired. The beach here at The Royal Hawaiian is amazing, we all went swimming in the sea, then to the pool. We had a look on Waikiki Beach walk, got some poke… Continue reading Aloha Waikiki
Peal Harbour
We took a shuttle bus to Pearl Harbour this morning to see the famous USS Arizona Memorial site and museum. I have not seen the film and did not know much about what happened at Pearl Harbour so we opted for the audio tour to learn as much as possible. The tour was narrated by… Continue reading Peal Harbour
Cheesecake Factory
We had another lazy day by the pool today, we did so much yesterday that I could barely move! For this reason I got a Hawaiian Lomi Lomi massage at the spa which was really painful because of my aching muscles but like magic all pain was gone afterwards 🙂 This evening we did a… Continue reading Cheesecake Factory
Hanauma Bay and Lanikai Beach
This morning we got up early and picked up our beast of a rental car; a Chevrolet Tahoe. We then picked up Laurence, Corey and Kristy (friends we met on the cruise) and took a drive to Hanauma Bay on the south east of the island. The bay is a Nature Preserve and a Marine… Continue reading Hanauma Bay and Lanikai Beach
Two Days Off
After a very hectic schedule on the cruise ship, we decided it was about time we had a few days off! So yesterday we checked into our new hotel on Waikiki Beach and did very little; we went swimming, ate and slept, and that’s about it, we didn’t even take any photo’s! Today we went… Continue reading Two Days Off
Mud Buggies and Waterfall Trip
This morning we got up early to meet our buggy guide Eric on the shore at 6.30am. There were only 6 of us on the trip so we got chatting to the others on the bus quite quickly. We arrived at the buggy station and got changed into cargo trousers, t-shirts, helmets, googles and me… Continue reading Mud Buggies and Waterfall Trip