http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/jenniferashe24/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from jenniferashe24 en-us Wed, 23 Dec 2009 23:59:50 +0000 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 23:59:50 +0000 July 2830Saddened by the thought of this being my last few days I found it difficult to kick my butt into gear today. Strange I know because yoursquod think Irsquod want to be out enjoying my last precious moments of paradise instead I spent much of the day inside the house. At least I had a Hash to look forward to. Around 430 I headed down the hill to Safeway to purchase the require http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Hawaii/Oahu/Honolulu/blog-424196.html July 2527Time has flown by. My summer is quickly too quickly coming to an end. It is the final countdown to departure. It's Saturday morning my last Saturday morning...I met Terry at Niketown for my last Saturday morning run. It was hot out and I was exhausted we ran 4.5 miles around Ala Moana and were both happy when it was over. My short runs are definitely improving but I am a little http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Hawaii/Oahu/Honolulu/blog-423149.html July 2224I am tired. Yesterday was a long full day of activity and today I slept it off and didnrsquot leave the house until after three. I didnrsquot have much in mind to do just take the bus over to the Blaisdell Farmerrsquos Market before my Wednesday Niketown run. The farmers market was pretty small but still there was tons of great stuff like fresh baked breads organic vegetable http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Hawaii/Oahu/Honolulu/blog-422536.html July 21Big plans today....must make it to the top of Mt. Olympus. It's the hike that I did way back maybe my 2nd week here But I only went about an hour in before turning around and heading back out. Terry mentioned that she'd also be interested in doing the hike so we decided on today to attempt it. It's a long hike roughly six hours which is long for only being 5.56 miles long. But it http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Hawaii/Oahu/Honolulu/blog-421344.html July 20 I included a video of my newfound love turtles on today's blog..check it out.Caught a 750am bus to the North Shore trying to get the most hours as I possibly could out of this day. I'm becoming more bus savvy and today I was equipped with my book Harry Potter 1 ipod and sweater. Time flies with something to read and pretty soon I had come to the first stop on the North Shore Do http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Hawaii/Oahu/Honolulu/blog-420642.html July 1719Yes I've been wanting to go to Hanauma Bay to snorkel since the first week I got here and today was the day. Eagerly I hopped out of bed at 7am and quickly packed my bags for the day. By 730 I still hadn't heard Bill stirring in his room upstairs so I texted him. Nothing. Knocked on his door...nothing. Called...and apparently woke him up. Not good since we had to catch an 8 http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Hawaii/Oahu/Honolulu/blog-420142.html July 1416The time had finally come to say goodbye to the last of my Carlson friends. After the late night dinner and a previously long day I slept in to 1000. Up with no sun time to waste I changed into my swim suit and hurried down to the beach to meet Sabina and Alex for our last hurrah. We laid out in the spot that I now claim as my favorite the beach in front of the Moana Surfrider and http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Hawaii/Oahu/Honolulu/blog-420121.html July 13Finally...a full day with a rental car to tour the entire north shore of the island. I'm stoked. Alex Gloria and Sabina picked me up around 10am and our first destination was just down the street Leonard's Bakery. It's just across the street from Safeway and I've been tempted to stop but have yet to do it. Apparently malasadas are quite popular there and you've got to try them at http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Hawaii/Oahu/Honolulu/blog-419077.html July 12I don't like that word as it carries a negative connotation here but today I was definitely a haole pronounced kinda like haowlee. Somehow it was after midnight when I finally got to sleep which didn't help me to get up at 5am. Exhausted I hopped out of bed got dressed packed all my stuff for the day then ran out to the busstop. Unfortunately it never occured to me that it was http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Hawaii/Oahu/Honolulu/blog-418768.html July 1011Time for a beach day. As I was packing up for my jaunt down to Waikiki Beach I got a phone call from Sabina one of the Carlson crew still here vacationing. A few of them ended up post extending their time here in Hawaii for a little r'n r. Lucky for me that meant I had people to hang out with down at the beach. So instead of heading down to my end at Queens Beach I met them out http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Hawaii/Oahu/Honolulu/blog-418466.html July 89A rare occasion that I sleep in till 1030 but I must've needed it. My roommate Tiffany and I made plans to walk down to Bogarts for breakfast. They have the most delicious food We shared the Michael's Scramble which was scrambled eggs with asparagus sun dried tomato and feta cheese with potatoes and a bagel with tomato sprouts capers cream cheese. Yummy And we sat at the tabl http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Hawaii/Oahu/Honolulu/blog-417220.html July 67MondayWhat is that Clouds in the skies Noooo Well Irsquove been lucky thatrsquos for sure. I havenrsquot seen too many overcast or rainy days since Irsquove arrived here today just happened to be one of them. So what do you do when itrsquos overcast in Hawaii Shop of course.Bill and I decided to head over to the Ala Moana Center to do some shopping for a while. I http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Hawaii/Oahu/Honolulu/blog-417209.html July 452 pages of pictures againthere are some really pretty ones...don't forget to click 'next'Ahhellip745am a little groggy but water and two Excedrin my best drinking buddy have made it easy to stand up. It wasnrsquot the best nightrsquos sleep for sure but my Saturday morning run awaits me. Memories of the previous night quickly surface as I reach into my purse and pull out a http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Hawaii/Oahu/Honolulu/blog-416387.html July 3This day is dedicated to my fabulous neighbor Heather who put me in touch with her friends from her old job. They have the best job in the whole world they travel to the most amazing locations to facilitate business incentive travel. Irsquove been hinting nonstop that I want to work there toohellipbut apparently the economy isnrsquot doing too well right now and hiring isnrsquot h http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Hawaii/Oahu/Honolulu/blog-415914.html June 30July 2Bill found me updating my blog early Tuesday morning and we decided to go on a run together. Everyone is faster than me it sucks. We ran a 5.5 mile loop around Diamond Head which has some huge hills not to mention that it was incredibly hot. But the ice cream we ate afterwards made keeping up with his faster stride worthwhile. Still sweating from the run we decided to grab som http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Hawaii/Oahu/Honolulu/blog-414901.html June 2829The blog site has been temperamental to say the least. Irsquove been trying to update for 2 days but it was just now that it finally published. And so much has happened since my last entryIrsquove really had a great two days. It began early early Sunday morning when I again woke up at 3am. Drinkinghelliphashhellipcanrsquot sleephellipseeing the pattern Anyways I ve http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Hawaii/Oahu/Honolulu/blog-413617.html June 2627New day no plans. Every few days Irsquove woken up with the desire to branch out further from home to see some place new today I decided to visit Kailua. Itrsquos a small beach town on the windward east side probably only 30 minutes from here by car but by bus itrsquos over an hour. After over two weeks of feeling like a scrub I chose today to straighten my hair put o http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Hawaii/Oahu/Honolulu/blog-413247.html June 2425Famous celebrity deaths seem to occur when I'm away from home. I was in Switzerland when JFK Jr died in Mexico when Princess Diana died and here today..the day that Farrah M.J. died. I know it happens all the time but these have been memorable ones for me. Not the subject of my blog today at all....but it seemed a fitting title anyways.Not muchhellipthatrsquos what Irsquov http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Hawaii/Oahu/Honolulu/blog-412436.html June 23Strange is probably the best word to describe my day in a good way. I absolutely loved today. I just wish I had pictures to match my stories. Unfortunately for the part of today that I wish I had it my camera was in the car.Terri picked me up at 8am for our first hike together. I was excited it was a hike Irsquod read about up in Makiki Heights off of Round Top Road. I believe t http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Hawaii/Oahu/Honolulu/blog-411915.html June 2122The alarm on my phone buzzed under my pillow but I was so tired it just became part of my dream. Till I realized there was a reason it was going off. I havenrsquot set an alarm since I arrived here. It was 545am and I had to get down to Kapiolani Park about a mile away to register for the 7am 10K Aloha State Games. Hmmmhellipdid I even want to do it Not really anymore bu http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Hawaii/Oahu/Honolulu/blog-411305.html