The ship stayed in port overnight so we got up fairly early had our buffet breakfast as we do every day and got off the ship and into our car. Drove to the north east side of the island this time. We stopped at the Wallua Falls which were flowing very fast (and saw chickens even there!) continue driving to another waterfall. We had to be back on the ship at 12.30 to leave port at 1 and we had a about an hour and a half left. So we continued to travel up north and went to a cliff and lighthouse. Also went past the ‘Sleeping Giant’ mountain- see pic and try and work it out! We then thought about going to see some caves that we further up. But were not sure how long ... read more

Updating the blogs on the internet here on the ship. Its really slow and cost a fortune so wont put any photos on for now. Woke up early to catch a 6.30am transfer to the airport for our flights at 8.45am. Arrived at airport and after waiting in line for half an hour heard whispers about something to do with a delay to 4.30pm! So yes we confirmed the rumor they were having technical difficulties and the plane would not leave until at least 4.30pm. As we were getting on a cruise we had to get there earlier. So what eventually happened is they put us in a cab and we drove for and hour to the next airport in San Jose and we ended up catching the 9.30am plane to Hawaii from there. They said ... read more

Wednesday 4th Jan we left Vegas at 9am, got to airport 2 hrs early for flight at 11.30am. Didn’t take long to get through so alot of waiting around. Arrived in San Fran at 1pm and waiting another hour and a half for our luggage and to get to our hotel. We finally arrived at our hotel, checked in and went for a walk. The hotel looked very fancy with statues and marble but when we got up to our room it’s just your standard room. So we went for a walk and it took a block to find someone with a full set of teeth! I think we are in a dodgy area. But once we got passed that part all was fine! Had a look around there Westfield shops- 8 levels! But the levels ... read more

Today was a day of walking down the strip visiting all the casinos and seeing the things we haven’t seen yet. Also bought tickets to see a magic show and to see the Maddum Tussauds wax museum. The casinos we visited with a little comment for each were - The Wynn: very fancy and upper class. - The Venetian: nice place with gondolas out the front (like Venice). Shopping area inside has a high roof with a sky and clouds painted on it. Very realistic and different - Tropicana: pretty old. Went to Dirk Arthur Extreme Magic Show. He it was good. He was very cheesy though. He had lions in his show, so a bit different. Put girls in boxes and then a lion would appear in it. Cut the girls in half and all ... read more

Started the day today going to the Factory Outlet shopping center. Arrived at 11am. Omigod - it was the best. Started at the Nike store and I just went crazy. It was great. Bought heaps, got a pair of Nike Shox runners for $29 ($250 back home). I could of spent the night here. Anyway after a few glares from Benn we paid for our stuff and moved on. Bought a pair of Levi's for $24 and a few other odd things. There was just not enough time to see everything. Anyway the day was flying by and it was New Years Eve for us. So we headed back to the hotel and got changed for the New Year’s celebrations. We rang up to see if we could get into the Pure Nightclub- where Britney Spears ... read more