Blogs from Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, United States, North America - page 20

Jenny and I slept in which was really nice and got all our stuff together before checking out. We stored our bags at the hostel and then took a bus over to the Ala Moana Center. Did some souvenir shopping and I found a sarong I wanted, a necklace, a surfboard keychain and a hawaiian dress (it’s blue and brown..love it!!!) Had a traditional Hawaiian plate lunch for lunch. BBQ chicken, 2 scoops of rice, and a scoop of macaroni salad. Was really good and very filling. Didn’t finish it actually. Then we caught the bus over to the Hilton Hawaiian Village hotel to check it out. Took some pics, walked around and found the flamingoes. Then we saw the penguins and turtles, 2 of my favs!!!! So cute. Stopped at a bar on the beach ... read more

HAWAII (OAHU) Nach all diesem Rummel in den letzten Wochen Australien, freute ich gewiss auf ein paar erholsame Tage Hawaii. Erholsam fing an mit dem ‚Längsten Tag’. Jedenfalls wars der längste Tag den ich bisher in meinem Dasein erleben durfte. Ich flog um Sechs Uhr abends in Sydney los und landete um am exakt demselben Tag am Morgen um Sieben Uhr Fünfzehn in Honolulu. Und das nach einem Neun Stunden Flug. Glücklicherweise flog ich gegen die Nacht und nicht umgekehrt..., ja sonst wäre ich garantiert auf den Felgen gelaufen. So gings vorerst eigentlich noch ganz gut. Ich hatte von Sydney her in Hawaii keine accomondation, also kein Zimmer, gebucht. Also einfach mal so schauen was es hat war die Devise. Doch ich konnte in Australien nicht mal den Flug einchecken ohne Reservation. Wiedermal ne flotte Lady ... read more

Time to pack up suitcases & catrch a flight back to Australia. Arrived at the ariport & went up to the lounge for breakfast. Well hooray, eventually a lounge that serves up Vegemite. This has been the only thing that I have missed, having vegemite on toast........ Becc & I went & did some Duty Free shopping before we boarded the plane. Left Honolulu around 10.50am, for a 10 hour flight back to Sydney. I was suppose to stay in Sydney for 3 nights but changed my itinerary. Missing home & the girls so I am flying back into Adelaide with Jase, Becc & Will. We got back into Adelaide at 10.30pm Monday the 10th of August, we lose a day during our flight. I have only told my 2 sisters & my best friend Beauy, ... read more

Had to wake at 5.00am, oh not well had around four hours sleep. Feeling really ill, but got up & packed bags again & caught a flight out of San Fran to Honlulu around 9.00am. The flight took 5 hours, it went quite quick which was good considering the way I was feeling. Arrived at lunchtime, yea it was hot, very hot, sunshine & blue skies. This is going to be great to get a suntan in the middle of our winter. We were staying at the Hyatt in Waikiki Beach Resort. This was a 5 star resort with all the perks, what a fantastic room we had & a balcony overlooking the beachfront. No need to go anywhere but to the poolside. Becc & I got inot our bathers & headed straight to the pool. ... read more

July 25-27 Time 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 worried about my long ones. The 1/2 marathon is only 3 weeks away and my longest run here in Hawaii has only been around 9 miles. I hope all this working out will carry me the extra distance! I said my goodbyes to the Nike employees in case I am gone by Wednesday, and thanked them for providing this awesome weekly experience. ... read more