Grand Waikikian At Hilton Hawaiian Village Honolulu

... ist ueb** Nacht kaputtgegangen....), empfiehlt mir, einfach sonntags an den Flughafen zu fahren und zu schaun, ob Fluege gehen. OK, das ist die Variante fu** die ganz Mutigen. Fu** auf-Numm**-sich**-Geh** heisst es: ab zum Flughafen und vor Ort buchen! Nickie ist so nett mich zu begleiten und schon nach kurz** Zeit haben wir wied** den groessten Spass im Bus, weil ein Pseudo-Elvis zusteigt, ganz in schwarz gekleidet, mit Cowboystiefeln, unauffaellig schwarz ...

... was not at the top of my vacation list when I booked the trip. I am more of an adventure traveler and being herded like cattle through sites and on/off buses is not my idea of a vacation. I like to refer to our trips as "Adventurecations." But since there is a lot of time in each port, I thought I would give it a try. Everywhere we go, we try to meet people from that environment-get to know the traditions, locals, and learn the language if needed. <br><br><br>

... jos ei oo ihan pakko. Koneet vanhoja, ei omia telkkareita ja safka melko niheetä. Honolulun kentältä otettiin cäbi hotellille, joka varattiin Waikiki biitsin kulmilta. Kivoin juttu oli et kyseisen hotellin käytäntö, on et huoneen saa vasta kolmelta iltapäivällä, eikä yhtään aikaisemmin. No, vaihdettiin zimmarit ja hypättiin biitsille. Päivähän meni sellasessa kohtuullisessa kooma tilassa ja nukkumaan päästiin (ihme kyllä) vasta ysin aikoihin. Ainii, käytiinhän iltap ...

... and the beach is about as wide as the sidewalk outside my apartment... I was going to surf, but there were over 100 dudes already out there all trying to catch knee high waves at the same time. Thankfully the Chang-Zahns came and rescued me and gave me the cultural tour of the city. Next stop Japan. Phrasebook at the ready, but I'm not optimistic about my asian language skills, could be making extensive use of the universal language of pointing and shouting. Aloha

... to the beach once agian seriously Waikiki beach is amazing and if you ever go there you will see why I like it so much, and in the evening went for some drinks with Dan and went to this great place for dinner the salad buffett was great there was everything that you could think of and had steak which you get to BBQ yourself, that was the best meal that I had a long time, Then we went for some more ...

... off to a rough start today. I found a cut on my toe that wasn't there before last night, too! So, we have changed our plans a bit...we moved our surfing lesson to tomorrow and will probably go hiking later today when we decide to stop being bums! All I can think about right now is food and how passionate the surfing community is around here. Those guys were in the water at sunrise this morning and I can't stop watching from our room!

... out of 'The Castle'. I was pleased to note that they were not staying at our hotel. Our hotel, The Moana Surfrider Hotel is located right on the beach in Waikiki in a grand and beautiful old colonial building right dating back to 1901. It has recently been refurbished and taken over by the Westin chain. Our two adjoining rooms were large and luxurious, much like the hotel itself, and faced directly onto the beach. Mark, Tom and I eventually strolled ...

... and all of the things that I love about Hawaii. So far I'm digging it... I will let you know if I continue to do so as I emmerse myself in the city a bit more. The next couple of days will be mostly work, but then I'll have a couple of days (or longer, who knows) to get to know this island a little more intimately ... Aloha!

... walking through a ****** suburban neighborhood, taking a left, and a right, and a left, and a right, and then finally. . . I was at a rather average sized strip mall with a McDonald's. It's actually mentioned in the Let's Go Hawaii Guide. Welcome back to the USA. This could be anywhere. The Conference opened the next day with a tour of Pearl Harbor, and I suppose its all very well put together, and at the end of the first day we had a feast and ...

... and went out there... and drofve, and drove and drove... thought I'd got lost a few times, but kept seeing signs pointing the way so others must have had the same exp. According to the GPS we were in nothing ville, nothing around for miles.. what gives? Then it was all explained at the checkpoint... it was on an actual naval base area. They asked my business and told them checking out rental property.. gave me a pass and gave me instructions, told me not to ...