It was "Ground hogs Day" as in the Bill Murray movie, a return to Waimea Bay. Again, Ted's Bakery (make those chocolate eclairs illegal!) and we finally got a parking spot within the parking lot, at 7:45am. The kids wanted to return to this beach as the rock jumping was just too tempting for brave souls. Peer pressure got to me and I had to jump as well. I had to plug my nose as I hate salt water going the wrong direction in my sinus cavities. The rock was busy today so I only did two jumps, but the kids [View Full Entry]

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We were up early to go to Hanauma bay to go snorkeling. We got free snorkel gear from the hostel and then caught the bus up to the bay. We had to wait in a bit of a line and then watch a safety video so you dont wreck any of the reef or disturb any of the marine life. We found a shady spot to sit and threw on some sunscreen and then walked down to the beach. It took us a while to get all our gear on and get it on right haha. The waves were really strong. [View Full Entry]

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Today started with another beautiful sunrise on the windward side of the island, bringing with it the light of day and transluscent blue waters that dance around the island we call Oahu. We made another attempt at Waimea Bay as parking here is an issue. We stopped for a 2nd time at Ted's Bakery for a post-breakfast fat pill and I made comment to the lady behind the counter that the Barvarian Creme Eclair should be made illegal as they are most definately addicting! Arriving at Waimea Bay parking area at 8:45am, we were still too late for a prime parking [View Full Entry]

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Finally dragged my butt out of bed around 8:30 am after that crazy night. I got dressed and then caught a bus over to diamond head. It’s a bit of a walk from the bus stop to the start of the actual hike. I paid my $1 entry fee into the park and then ate my breakfast. It was SO HOT on the hike. I was just drenched in sweat. It’s not a very hard hike, takes about 1.5 hours round trip. There are switchbacks all the way up the crater. You have to climb a ton of stairs and then [View Full Entry]

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Wet-n-Wild Waterpark is not exactly a Disney World class water park, but it's great fun for the kids regardless. Located WNW of Honolulu, HI, our trip from Punaluu took about 45 minutes. A couple of "don't miss" slides are the Tornado and the "Shaka". The wave pool is fun but shortlived fun as it gets old pretty quick. If you have kids under 14 y/o, they'll enjoy this waterpark. After the waterpark we headed to Waikiki to check into the Outrigger on the Beach. Hulu's was in store for our Open Table reservation at 6pm and we arrived early at 5:30pm [View Full Entry]

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This was the first day I actually slept past 6am (Which is 9am my time). The day started with breakfast at Keona's just 3 blocks from the Outrigger for under $30.00 for all 4 of us with one coupon. The kids finally had an opportunity to swim in the Outrigger pool (the pool was reserved the night before for a private party) and I took the opportunity to take some photos around Waikiki. After checking out at 9:45am, we headed up Hwy 72 to take in some sites such as the blow hole, Sandy Beach, Makapu'u beach and finally settled on [View Full Entry]

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Getting super excited! Leaving on Sunday night for Guatemala if all goes well, meaning there is space available for us on the planes! I think I am more nervous flying stand-by this time than I was went we went to Brazil last year, not sure why since Brazil was such a huge trip!! It will be fine I'm sure! Everyone do a little prayer and hope that all goes well, that theres no major rain and that Otto can make it up the volcano with me without falling too far behind hehe! Much love to everyone and check out our blog [View Full Entry]

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A new girl in our room from Vancouver decided to come with me to the Polynesian Culture Center today. Our bus came and picked us up at 10:30 am. We had the weirdest driver ever. She told us her whole life story and didnt stop talking the entire way up to the center (about an hour and a half). As soon as you walk into the centre they put a lei on you and then you get your picture taken with 2 polynesians. Of course getting the picture costs about $18!!! It was super hot out by the time we got [View Full Entry]

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This morning I booked a couple of tours for Thursday and Friday. Doing a Grand Island Circle Tour on Thurs and the Polynesian Cultural Center with a luau and show on Friday. Super excited for that. After that I hopped on a bus to Pearl Harbor. It's about an hour away by bus and I got there at 9:15am and already there were lots of people around. You have to go and pick up a ticket to tell you what time your tour will start. I had to wait about a half an hour for my tour. They have a gift [View Full Entry]

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Today took us to Boots and Kimo's for breakfast before heading out to Kaneohe Bay Sandbar by Kayak. Boots and Kimo's restaurant is world famous for the banana pancakes with Mac Nut sauce on top. They tasted as advertised, simply wonderful. We arrived at 7:45am (15 min after they opened) and had a short 10 min wait, whereas they gave us a menu to browse, then about 5 minutes later a waiter came out and took our order as we waited on the benches outside the restaurant before seating us. That made the wait for breakfast that much quicker! We did [View Full Entry]

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