Blogs from Hawaii, United States, North America - page 147

Day 3: Saturday Rajesh had spotted a Hawaiian breakfast place called Perry Smorgy’s and he wanted to check it out for breakfast. So we went there and they served a breakfast buffet, set amidst Hawaiian surroundings with tropical plants, fish ponds etc. The ambience was superb and so was breakfast. We needed more beach time to whet our oceanic appetite and so we headed out to Kamehameha highway again, but this time towards the opposite side to spend some more time in a couple of the deserted beaches. The Kamehameha Highway was named for King Kamehameha the Great, who conquered and unified all the Hawaiian Islands. We stopped at Kiulima cove and spent some time there, kids played in the water, while I read Jefrrey Archer’s latest Novel sitting on the rocks and Rajesh chewed on ... read more

Today we travel over the Big Island to Kona. Kona is the region. Kailu'a is the town to which we will move all our worldly goods that we brought along. Ann and I have traveled to wherever our son and daughter-in-law have lived in the Far East, U. S., and now Europe, so we have learned to pack light. We have only one carry-on suitcase and one personal bag apiece. We found the laundry early and used it often in each place we stayed. Unlike many of our group, we came from and return to a warm climate. Florida does not require a heavy coat, gloves, and boots this time of year so we don't have those bulky things to haul along. Everyone was up and eating the buffet breakfast early because we had to be ... read more

Our "Free Day" just means we have a choice day. Some of our options were Safari Helicoptor tour of Kilauea Volcanic system, Hawai'i Botanical gardens, Astronomy Center, and Tsunami Museum. I chose the Helicopter tour of Kilauea and John chose the Hawai'i Botanical garden. I was able to go to a Weight Watchers meeting to weigh-in. Susan was able to drop me off while taking others to Tsunami Museum and then pick me up on the way back to hotel. Unbelieveable! I lost 2lbs since last weigh-in!! The Sarfari Helicopter people then picked us up and took us to Helioport and got us all oriented for helicpoter ride. The Kilauea tour was great! and my first helicopter ride too! We could see well - a clear day, and I took many pictures. We saw first the ... read more

Friday January 16, 2009 - Friday January 23, 2009 No time for a write-up. Just this quick list, and some photos for now. Hopefully I'll make it back for a write-up when time permits. Friday: Waikiki at night. Saturday: Resort and Waikiki at night. Sunday: North Shore Monday: Resort and Paradise Cove Luau Tuesday: Pearl Harbor, Diamond Head, and East Shore Wednesday: West Shore Thursday: Chinatown and Hanauma Bay Friday: Off to the Big Island ... read more

Day 1: Thursday Just when I felt the sight of another snow flake would make me scream and another icy winter storm would make me curse, we were all set to go on our much anticipated vacation to Hawaii for a week of sun n’ sand. Hooray!!! Our flight was from Newark and we reached Honolulu, Oahu on Thursday morning. We took our rental car and headed out to our hotel - Sheraton Princess Kaiulani, right across the street from Waikiki beach. Rajesh felt Honolulu reminded him of Singapore - the streets, the walkways, the sights and sounds. When we reached our hotel, the friendly receptionist noted that we were from NY and introduced us to another guy from NY, who asked us if we had heard of what happened in NY and we said no. ... read more