Pearl Harbour Saturday 4th October 2008 Pearl Harbour was worth the hour and a quarter bus ride. It was quite moving. We did feel a bit regimented by the US Navy personnel who take visitors out to the Arizona monument. One cannot take anything on the tour and drinking, even water, is FORBIDDEN, in respect to the thousand plus crew whose bodies were never recovered from the wreckage!!!??? However, the memorial is a sobering and fitting tribute to those poor souls and the documentary film pays due tribute to the genius (as well as the horror) of the Japanese attack, probably [View Full Entry]

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“Hawaii Five-O”or is it “Hawaii O-no“? Thursday 2nd October 2008 Waikiki, Oahu I know that we are spoilt, living in Spain close to beautiful big sandy beaches and that last week we were on the stunning Pacific coast of California, but to say that Waikiki beach is a disappointment is an understatement. Due to overdevelopment and hotels built too close to the beach, what is left is narrow, overcrowded (and this is ’low season’) and now has imported sand from the Philippines!!! Having driven 2,821 miles across California and in to Nevada and Arizona, w [View Full Entry]

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Well our holiday is coming to an end but I will fill you in on what we have been doing, in San Francisco we went on a cruise out to Alcatraz which was an experience, the kids now want to watch a movie about the escape from alcatraz, they actually have a list of about 8 movies that they want to see regarding places we have been which is good because it isn't all about visiting theme parks and doing exactly what Georgia wants! Walking up and down the hilly streets in San Fran was good for the calf muscles but [View Full Entry]

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Our trip started with driving up with Matt’s Dad, Ross, to Sydney. When the trip was booked back in March, the only flight available at the time we wanted to go was on AFL Grand Final Saturday. Following the stellar performance of Matt’s beloved Hawthorn Hawks, he knew from the outset of the finals that they would play at the Grand Final. As it turned out, we couldn’t watch it at the airport as the Grand Final finished at our earliest check-in time. We couldn’t stop at a pub, as Ross had to get back to Canberra for work. So the [View Full Entry]

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Here are a few pictures and videos from a short trip to Oahu with friends last week. Ingrid and Jim (friends from Sacramento) and Ingrid's brother Mark (from Washington D.C.) and I all met up in Oahu at Bellows AFS for a few days. Jim went diving every day while Ingrid and I hung out at the beach. Mark had to spend a few days at the Marine Corps Base at Kane'ohe Bay. Fortunately his nights were free...we all had a great time. Nothing really beats Hawaii with friends. Bellows AFS is on the East side of Oahu, quite a distance [View Full Entry]

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Greetings from the other side of the world. After 1/2 an hour delay in Adelaide we finally took off around noon, 4 1/2 hour flight to NZ was uneventful and fun. Two hour layover and then enroute to Hawaii, another 8 or so hours in the air arriving at 7:15am on the same day we left..........virtually no sleep on the plane, its very hard to sleep sitting up. As we arrived so early our room wasn't ready so we had to wander around until lunch time. Severely jet lagged so we had to have a little nanny nap. Headed off to [View Full Entry]

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Was soll ich ueber Hawaii sagen... ich denke ich stelle 1-2 Videos und vielleicht auch noch einige Fotos in den Blog und das wird erklaeren warum ich anfange ueber meine Reisepläne nachzudenken (ich habe seit gestern eine deutsche Tastatur und bin gerade beim Umgewöhnen - daher kann es sein, dass ich hin und wieder Umlaute schreibe und dann wieder nicht und z und y verwechsle). Ich glaube ich brauche den Strand und das Meer mehr als alles andere. Daher bin ich am überlegen meine Aufenthalte im Landesinneren so kurz als möglich zu halten und mehr an der Küste zu bleiben. In [View Full Entry]

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Cheers! Just finished week 3 of work, and all is still going good, just finally getting into the swing of things.. Here are the pics from the last few weekends, and a few cameo appearances by Kyle, the Aussie. Hope you have a great week :) [View Full Entry]

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We arrived in Vancouver on an Air Canada Flight. The plane was delayed, as they are, and we were very tired when we arrived. Flight smooth but in flight entertainment yuk. It would have been better if I was six inches taller to see over the seat in front of me. it didn't matter, Dead Poet's Society....what century were we in?? I guess I didn't miss much. Tried to sleep and thanks to those pillows Jae, they helped a lot. Vancouver is stunning. Such a beautiful place. The weather has been hot. Yesterday we went sailing on Jon and Gerry's [View Full Entry]

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Haiku Ladder (3922 steps to Heavenly views of Oahu). The Ha'ikū Stairs, also known as the Stairway to Heaven or Haiku Ladder, is a steep hiking trail on the island of Oahu. The trail began as a wooden ladder spiked to the cliff on the south side of the Haiku Valley. It was installed in 1943. This set of stairs, tucked into the cliffs above Haiku Valley, reaches for the crest of the Koolaus. Its frequent disappearance into the clouds has earned it the name "Stairway to Heaven". Update: As of 2003, the stairs have been completely repaired after the city [View Full Entry]

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