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OH WOW!! Now it feels like we are in Hawaii! But let me back up a step... Our day started at the Banana Bungalow with pancakes and with Jordan still complaining of stomach pain. The morning seemed to drag as today's tour to Lahaina wasn't due to leave until 12pm. We weren't the only ones on the shuttle with bags so I am not feeling so guilty now. Issac was our driver today (well of our bus, Henry drove the other one)... and what do you know, we share the same birthday :D Anyhoo, the trip to Ka'anapali (Kah - nah -parlee) was around 50 mins. On the way Issac gave us a running commentary of what we could see along the way. There was a sugar cane crop being burnt off. Apparently they are trying ... read more

Well today was the first of the free tours were were able to attend while staying at the Banana Bungalow Hostel. Jordan opted out of the tour. He hadn't slept very well. Not surprising. The mattress he was given was wafer thin, it must have been like sleeping on the floor. So he stayed back which was sort of a bonus as we really want to go on the tour tomorrow and as you aren't alllowed to sign up for the next days' tour till after the current one has left, we got a jump on the others and a guaranteed spot. But enf about tomorrow let's talk about today. Today we met our tour guides - Nadine and Henry. They do these tours on a daily basis 7 days a week along with one or ... read more

Well today was our last full day in Kaua'i and I was squashing in as much as we could manage. First up - today is Fathers's Day in the States and Canada so Happy Father's Day to the few dads I do know who live in those places. OK - so today is also King Kamehameha Day and there was a parade being held in Lihue for him, so I wanted to do something 'local' rather thn touristy so off we set early this morning. We actually got away earlier than we needed to and so we headed back to Kukui Grove Shopping Centre (where Maddy & I got our great Macy's bargains) to buy a pair of toe nail clipper for Jordan who was at the point of possibly being not allowed to get on ... read more

Today marked the first of our pre-arranged adventures - Ziplining at Princeville Ranch Adventures. For those of you not in the know, ziplining its like riding a flying fox, but you are strapped in to a harness and you sit the zip lol. Anyhoo ... we had 9 zips to get thru. The first was only 170' just to see if our stomaches could handle it and the last was called 'King Kong' and went for 1200' feet. First thing I have to say is that if you have an issue with heights, then this is not the adventure for you. For everyone else the views are spectacular are you sail from one end to the other, perferably 'cannonballing' to ensure you reach the other side. Tho even if you do completely as instructed, sometimes things ... read more

Well the day has finally arrived! The kids and I were up super early (my idea so we would sleep on the plane), then a quick trip to the office to print out the rest of the travel docs cos the printer at home ran out of ink (on a public holiday no less) and then had to make a quick stop at the school to drop off some paperwork that just couldnt wait till we got back. THe kids (read Jordan) were pleased to see their friends for just a few last minutes. The taxi turned up 10 mins early which thru us all in a bit of a spin. Thankfully we were all ready to go - well the cats missed out on a top up - but there was a awful moment in ... read more