Holiday Surf Hotel - 2 Blocks From Waikiki Beach Honolulu

... in Hawaii offer but, it has its compensations. Where else can you sit on the beach in the morning and buy Gucci handbags in the afternoon? The beach is lovely and offers plenty of shade and, after the muggy heat of Florida, Hawaii's sunny, but drier, climate came as a welcome change. The children lost no time in changing into their swimsuits and dragging us to the beach. We spent a lovely couple of days just chilling out and ...

... her lego. She will probably spend the first week in NZ sleeping! Once she was up, Daniel was awake and wanting Daddy to build his lego!

After breakfast we headed off in the car to explore the East of the island. The original idea was to go to Hanuma Bay, but as it was so busy we decided to leave it for another day. We drove around the coastal road and headed for Kailua - a lovely white ...

... und dann gehts mit d** 52 hoch zum North Shore. Das alles fu** 2,25$, all**dings sind wir auch fast 2 Stunden unt**wegs. Ab** wir haben ja nie Probleme damit uns unt**wegs ueb** Gott und die Welt zu unt**halten bzw. uns alles moegliche ueb** mitreisende Passagi**e auszudenken, so dass auch dieses Mal die Fahrt ziemlich flott vorbei ist.

Wir steigen mit d** Mission "Sea Turtles" am Waimea Beach aus, eine wund**schoene, weitlaeufige Bucht, ganz breit ...

... just been tourists camping, but many were clearly occupied by the homeless - vehicles which looked like they would never move again under their own power, dilapidated tents, portable toilets and so on. These were not one or two tents; they were extensive and must have had dozens of tents in some clusters. I'd heard something about this on Tripadvisor - not sure whether they have been there for ...

... a beach owned by the military called White Plains Beach and provide you surfboards for the whole afternoon and feed you lunch all for $10! 5 of us girls filled up the last 5 spots and had a BLAST! The waves were really high so I got tossed and rolled a few times (nothing better than a little salt water up the nose) but I managed to get up once or twice. It's amazing what a workout surfing is on your body, definitely felt it the next day but I'm pumped about doing it again! Next week-SKYDIVING!!!!!

... sit hypättiin mustiin ja lähettiin kohti Hanauma Bayn biitsiä. Joku muukin oli ajatellut samoin, ei päästy ees kääntyy biitsille päätieltä ku parkkis oli ihan tukossa. Mentiin sit toiselle biitsille (Waimanalo beach), mikä osoittautui erittäin kivaksi, ainoo miinus oli pimeet aallot ja kauhee virtaus. Pari kertaa tuli mentyä ikäänkuin pesukoneeseen ku iso aalto vei jalat alta. Mut siistiä oli. Huomenna "Mustin palautus" ja hengailua ennen keskiviikkoista siirtymistä Mauille...

... to loom ahead. Hawaii was amazing. I spent the entire two days with Marissa and we had a great time. Our first morning, we went to Pearl Harbor. This was my favorite part about being in Hawaii. Me being the patriotic self I am who is also obsessed with history, loved every minute at Pearl Harbor, even the emotional moments I had. It is hard to witness a part of history that hurt so many people and our nation as November 7, 1941 did ...

The first thing I thought when I woke up this morning was, "Sweet balls I have to leave tonight!"  I really, really, really DO NOT want to go home. I hate my job, my apartment, pretty much everything about where I'm at in life right now, so why the heck would I want to go back when I'm living the good life here. Sure, Colorado is super laid-back too, but there is just something about this place that's different. I have no worries. I smile...and people ...

... dude-yeah'-weirdo. At one point the owner had to give us his own pillows as there was not enough for everyone staying!! It did not provide the feeling that surfer dudes were any way intellectual !! Aside from this, there is an amazing coastline with tons of beaches free from people so you can go and pick your own!!

... spacious with a separate room for the tub and another lavatory. The closet has iron and ironing board with extra pillows and blankets. We have two cable TVs; one in the living room and the other one in the bedroom. Our room has free high speed internet access. I did the laundry while the rest of the family went to the pool. It also gave me time to start typing our travel journal. Sunday: We arranged a wake-up call and woke up at 0600. We arrived at Pearl Harbor around 07:30. We ...