well i made it to hawaii without complication... just waiting for my ship to come in. i recently spoke to ian, the skipper, which was a refreshing conversation as i have not heard from him in awhile and paranoia was slowly seeping into consciousness. but all is well and i still have a ride to australia, but ian stated the pacific winds have been slow and unsteady, delaying his arrival from california... this is a bummer for me as i have to extend my stay here in waikiki... nothing to do here but relax, surf (mostly paddle actually), hike, and booze [View Full Entry]

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On Friday, after a delay out of las Vegas and another delay out of san Francisco we finally made it to Hawaii... Although it was so late we didn't do anything other than check in hehe Have a full ocean view overlooking waikiki beach and it is awesome!!! So sat we had a look through brochures over breakfast and decided to do a luau and a full island circle tour, so booked those, the luau for that night and the island tour for Sunday. With that mission accomplished I then went and investigated surf schools... Went and got changed into swimmers [View Full Entry]

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We've been packing in all the sites with Theresa and Julee here. So here are more photos for your entertainment... In other news, I got a job today:) I will be waitressing at "The Big Kahuna" ~ a Tiki themed restaurant/ bar- how appropriate... [View Full Entry]

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So- we finally got a secure internet connection- decided it was worth it to just pay the $40 vs. stealing from the friendly Hawaiians. Sorry its taken so long- since I know you all have been anticipating updates from this amazing blog. Anyway- here's a few photos for you to enjoy. [View Full Entry]

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Photos leaving Hawaii [View Full Entry]

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So, we continued along the eastern coast of Australia back to Sydney - calling in to the Hunter Valley for more wine tasting on the way. We didn’t call back to Fredos Pie Shop for more pies. Blue skies, sunny deserted beaches and chilly at night in the campervan. Its a good job we got the larger van - even so it is still a squeeze - just to give a feel of the size, the living space would fit into our kitchen 6 times!!! Australia continued to serve up a surprise everyday - whether Little Bay which is the [View Full Entry]

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Wow!!!! It is beautiful and relaxed and we are all lovin it! The limo from the airport was awesome!! Plane was 3 hours late :-( but starclass in Jetstar was excellent and better than cattle car!! Dylan says.....lets go surfing!!!!! LOL and they did on the first day James says..... its cool Dev and Sue... want to stay forever lolol [View Full Entry]

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Wow, what a brilliant start to our trip. If you're ever doing the trek over to Aus, NZ or Polynesia, stopping for a small hiatus in Hawaii is the way to do it! Our hotel was right across the street from Wakiki, but we decided to rent a car to maximize our time. We had stunning weather the whole time, then it rained so we hit the road to Sydney. Now I know that a lot of you have been to Hawaii, but all that I can say is that everywhere (except the crowded freeways) are breathtaking. Day 1: Coconut syrop, [View Full Entry]

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With an intense hangover following my MASSIVE going away party, I relaxed with young Benji-man in luxury in a 5 star hotel at the Rocks, Sydney. Despite Ben's minor concern that the bellhop was in fact stealing our bags and much excitement from both of us at how pretty the room was, we had a pleasant evening wandering through the Rocks before waking at 5am and jumping on a plane to O'ahu. The longest I've ever flown was from Brisbane to Melbourne, so it was quite an experience to travel for about 6 or 7 hours. Air Canada is the backpacker [View Full Entry]

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Waikiki again..mmmm... chill out time staying at Sheraton Princess Kaiulani [View Full Entry]

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