View from diamond head (Waikiki)

Aloha! hang ten and surf's up dude!

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March 25th 2007
We had a 6 day stop over in Hawaii before heading to New Zealand, and here's what we got up to. A mandatory few days had to be spent in Waikiki, which is nice, but is a very built up resort. The beaches were ok, but busy and swimming wasn't really a good idea because of the razor sharp rocks 10 feet in! After breakfast on the beach, we saw the St Patricks day parades through the centre of town. T ... read more

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