Aqua Waikiki Beachside Hotel

... sound of waves, children's joyful noises, traffic, and the odd piece of landscaping equipment. We are staying at the Aqua Waikiki Beachside, best described as a "boutique hotel" (read that as old and small). The place is undergoing a rehab, but the room ...

... ...got some catching up to do...writing this on Sunday the 14th - we've loaded up the bags and will be lazing around Waikiki and Honolulu until trekking to the airport for our flight to Pago Pago, American Samoa. That's pronounced Pongo-Pongo, by the way ...

Three days "long board" surfing at Waikiki beach, perfect weather and perfect waves .... I want to stay longer :-) Today we went snorkeling at Hanauma Bay. We saw 2 green sea turtles, amazing!! It's the first time I've seen a turtle under ...

... water (I'll need Photoshop's help to coax them out of the images). By this time, we were pretty well exhausted (and aromatic), so we went to our hotel.   More on the hotel and Waikiki later! No internet in the room, so updates when possible...

... of achiness. No worries, all is well - but tender. On the way back to our hotel, we stopped at one of the beachside bars for some ice. This started that hotel's risk avoidance drill...we were visited by restaurant staff, security folks, and all manner of ...