Blogs from Waikiki, Oahu, Hawaii, United States, North America

Bonjour à tous, Rude journée. Soirée hier, rien d'exceptionnelle, nouveau resto, pas trop mal prix raisonnable, pour des raviolis au crabe, et un désert hawaïen au nom imprononçable. Ce matin réveillé, par mon téléphone à 4h45, j'avais oublié de le couper. Comme je n'ai pas pratiquement pas redormi, j'ai quitté la chambre assez tôt. J'avais la crainte de la circulation, et des travaux sur la route de l'aéroport. Curieusement la route était redevenue normale, plus de travaux, probablement samedi. je dépose la voiture. Je me retrouve avec 2h30 d'avance, pour l'embarquement. La rotation de ces avions est hallucinante. J'ai fait le constat déjà, aux 2 aéroports précédents, l'avion se pose, débarquement des passagers, des bagages, embarquement des passagers, des bagages, et 30 minutes plus tard il redécolle. Et à la minute près. Je quitte Kauai, avec ... read more

A beautiful sunny island day today. Breakfast at the hotel club. Pedro really likes the purple doughnuts. Had the miso soup today with tofu and seaweed. Not a typical breakfast for those of us from the midwest. Big waves today and the number of surfers is crazy. Has to be 50 surfers off shore on the west end of Waikiki Beach. After breakfast we took a walk through Ala Moana Regional Park to Magic Island. Busy place with walkers and runners. Scuba lessons in the little lagoon by Magic island. There was a better view of the surfers. They were all congregating and waiting for the perfect waves. Saw some successful and some that need to perfect the skill. We had a tour scheduled with Pink Sails Whale Watching. It sets sail from yacht club right ... read more

Drove to Chicago the night before our flight to Hawaii. There was snow during the day and several major pile ups on the interstate during the day. The roads were all clear by the time we were driving. Roads earlier in the day were sketchy with slippery patches. Pedro had picked up Kasie earlier in the day from college as it was time to take the stitches out after her surgery to fix the humerus. 16 days post major open reduction with internal fixation of the right dominant arm. She has been doing well and she has been doing her exercises regularly. She is doing well and getting really good motion already. Always nice to have a faithful patient doing all the exercises correctly! We were up early to catch the shuttle from the hotel to ... read more

For those of you heading to the islands, do not underestimate the food at the Ala Moana Shopping Center. From Lovefood's best food courts: Makai Marketplace at Ala Moana Center, Honolulu You'll find restaurants for dining in, some with terraces, and places to grab a quick but delicious bite such as Holy Cow (formerly Myungrang Hot Dog), whose specialty is Korean deep-fried hot dogs on a stick. Another favorite is Tanaka Ramen & Izakaya (pictured), serving flavor-packed bowls of noodles, meat and broth alongside a range of Japanese-style snacks. It's so good – and so popular – that you might want to reserve a table in advance. Poke, typically served in bowls topped with raw fish, originates from Hawaii so it makes sense Honolulu’s biggest shopping mall food court has excellent places serving it. At Poke ... read more