http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/sshelly/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from sshelly en-us Sun, 23 Nov 2008 10:32:53 UTC Sun, 23 Nov 2008 10:32:53 UTC Goodbye and thank you hawaiiWell we are packed with the limo picking us up at 630am tomorrow morning... We are at 8 bags but all are under 32 kilos yeeeaaaahhhhhhh did it yyiippeeeeeback home in oz saturday afternoon as we lose a day travelling home and back in port sunday afternoon wooohoooo then 90 loads of washing and unpacking for 6 months and we will have forgotten all about itonly http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Hawaii/Oahu/blog-319945.html AWESOME is the only word to describe it... you go out about 1 mile off shore and get lowered into the water sitting on a scooter with a bubble head it has air pushed into it from tanks and you zoom around the bottom of the ocean and feed the fish.. it was pretty cool http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Hawaii/Oahu/Waikiki/blog-319169.html Well we have the tshirts to prove it... however I will never do it again It was exhilarating but terrifying.. sharks were mainly galapagos sharks which ranged from 5ft to over 15ft and they were inches... make that millimetres away from you. I did not enjoy it at all and should have stayed on the boat with the other 2 women but couldnt let the side down so I sucked it in and did it.... never http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Hawaii/Oahu/blog-318494.html went to sea life park today to swim with the sea lions and dolphins and attend the luau it was amazing... too tired to type so here are some photos http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Hawaii/Oahu/Waikiki/blog-317833.html Well we escaped from Vegas and really are over the glitz and glamour sleaze and american accents so nice to be back in Hawaii where the native tongue is very islander and not so american no offense to any americans intendedwe all love hawaii and we are staying on the 21st floor at the Sheraton Princess Kaulani which is across the road from waikiki beach ... and... sorry Dev the Hawaii http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Hawaii/Oahu/Waikiki/blog-317092.html Nice and hot but way too many peopleWent and saw Gregory Popovich Comedy Pet Theatre on Friday which was excellent. We all laughed so much our ribs were hurting when we left The things that guy makes cats do is incredible. It was a great show.Went and saw Cirque de Soleil KA last night and it was incredible.. never seen anything like it and would recommend everyone to go we were all mesmerised http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Nevada/Las-Vegas/blog-315657.html well the boys had a blast in Everson and we never saw them as they hooked up with the local kids and disappearedSaid goodbye to mum and dad and went down to seattle. went over the car ferry to some island which was cool which was where our motel was. it was nice and had a great view over puget sound. pungent sound of a morning cause it stinks water is black which is weird and it was freakin col http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Nevada/Las-Vegas/blog-314311.html just photos http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Washington/Bellingham/blog-311557.html Well have had 2 reasonably warm days for here mid to high 20's but the rest has been cold and wet and drissly like today so have been sitting on back desk studying and trying to get photos of the hummingbirds which flit around all over the place. seems when you pull a camera out they know and disappear but Dev persevered and got a few great shots http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Washington/Bellingham/blog-310294.html Took the boys up to Mount Baker today to play in the snow... James has never seen it before and Dylan only saw it for the first time on our last trip me toohere are the pics got sunburntsnowburnt lol and it was pretty warm up there but there were 30 foot snow banks around the sides of the carpark... very weird for the middle of summer but hey it is america lol http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Washington/Bellingham/blog-308471.html well had to choose Bellingham cause Everson doesnt show up on the blog LOLOL... glad to leave Florida sick of theme parks pommie travellers and rain.... lol... sick of rain and flying to Seattle thats funny .... Alaska airlines are a bit dodgy some dick moved our seats around and separated us until Dev got mean lololol when they could understand him they looked scared.. funny cause he doe http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Washington/Bellingham/blog-308237.html god we are sick of theme parks the boys as well having a rest day today which has been lovelylast couple of days we have coveredseaworldwonderworksripleys believe it or nothawaiian adventure golfuniversal studiosuniversals island of adventureand Dev and I need new feetThe killer whales at seaworld were awesome but other than that it wasnt as good as the gold coasts and the sharks were t http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Florida/Orlando/blog-306111.html OMG you spell paradise BAHAMAS it is an awesome place and we tried to stay longer but everything was booked out. its absolute paradise.... but seems to be a very very poor country. they have just had a change of government and they have uprisings and some discontent.. but we loved it.. had an amazing day on wedneday. went on a powerboat adventure day an hour in a speedboat out to iguana island t http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Bahamas/Nassau/Bahamas/blog-304711.html Had a biiiig day yesterday left here at 830 and drove down to Tampa Bay to Busch Gardens adventure park.. finally got Dylan to go on rollercoasters then couldnt get him offit is an exellent park with animals and rides in an african settings. Dev and I went on a few roller coasters and the boys went on all of them a couple of times had a blast. There bird aviary is awesome and you can hand fe http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Florida/Orlando/blog-303169.html well my feet need a vacation sheeesh... did Universal Studios Islands of Adventure yesterday and was a blast.. didnt rain till really late afternoon so did the whole lot. spent money on express passes which gives you quick access to each ride once. well worth the money... or if you like standing in a line fo 45 to120 minutes go for itspiderman 3d was amazing and great dev and james went on http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Florida/Orlando/blog-302510.html Well we made it to Orlando and decided on getting a hire car. got a Jepp Cherokee Lorado and it is pretty good.. weird driving on the wrong side of the road though so Im leting Dev do all the driving lolnice and humid when we got here and the Hilton resort is amazing with pools and fountains and the suite is great with a big whirlpool spa in the bedroom lol.first day took the boys to Fun Spot p http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Florida/Orlando/blog-301819.html Well we are leaving tomorrow limo picks us up at 830am LOL for the boys as they havent been out of bed before 1pm much any day but they will be tomorrow. went to the stratosphere and james has no brains went on all the 3 rides which hang 903 feet above the ground out over the side of the tower. Dev went on one but that was it for him and Dylan and I were the brainy ones and bowed out. beaut http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Nevada/Las-Vegas/blog-299750.html hired a private cabana today... mmmm nice to be spoilt. beside the pool with full service plasma tv and chaise lounges.... god when do I have to go back to reality http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Nevada/Las-Vegas/blog-298505.html Penn and Teller were amazingWent and saw them at the Rio last night with a thousand other people lol.... they are unbelievable illusionists and show you some of their tricks and how they do them as well. the boys loved it http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Nevada/Las-Vegas/blog-298499.html Photos leaving Hawaii http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Hawaii/Oahu/Waikiki/blog-296571.html