Blogs from Waikiki, Oahu, Hawaii, United States, North America - page 9

Hey everyone! This blog is going to be super short... I'm using Katie's laptop and internet here is ridiculously expensive! I'm having a brilliant time in Hawaii I'm definitely overusing the word 'awesome' to describe it, my mum can confirm this. So far I've had a surfing lesson, a ukulele lesson and been to the 'Wet n' Wild' waterpark... Katie and I have met some interesting people... she speaks fluent Japanese which is ideal in Hawaii as there's a ton of Japanese tourists here. We've been on a pub crawl and met some US Marines who are stationed here... one of them taught her to swing dance... but I'm already a pro after my lesson in Australia, obviously! The weather is perfect, loving every second of it! Oh and there's so much amazing food here, just ... read more

After travelling back in time (leaving at 1pm and arriving at 6am the same day) we landed in the land of opportunity at LAX...knackered! We arrived at our hostel at 7am only to be told we couldn't check in until 2 30pm...great! So off we went for a very long walk around LA. We stumbled across an amazing outdoor shopping complex where we had lunch and enjoyed the sunshine...this was the life! After an early night (which wasn't as early as we hoped due to a CSI marathon being on TV) we were up bright and early for the LA city tour...this took us to all the famous sites you associate with LA - the Hollywood sign, celebrity houses (beckhams, elvis presleys, Michael Jackson) even to a house Bernie Ecclestone bought for $85 million, containing 123 ... read more

Please find below a daily diary of our cruise from Sydney to Hawaii on the Rhapsody of the seas from 13 - 30 April 2012. It may seem boring and mundane but I like to keep boring records of our adventures. Day 1 - fri 13 Joined ship at 1100. First drink Pool Bar 1105. Next drink at RBar then schooner bar followed by Viking crown lounge. Anita happy, square bear available on cruise. Drunk heaps. Day 2 - sat 14 Drank some more. Anita shaking like a shithouse door. Went to the meet and greet. Won the lucky raffle, a pack full of royal caribbean stuff, hat, umbrella, travel mug, baggage tags, pen, highlighter and more. Day 3 - sun 15 Slow morning, reading in crown lounge, Anita sunbaking. Clocks forward one hour. Had another ... read more

Today we went down to Hanauma Bay. Which is probably one of the best spots to snorkel. I have "snorkeled" before but the difference between the fresh waters of Minnesota and well the Pacific ocean in Hawaii is different by 180!! Unfortunately the underwater camera was not functioning properly. I did, however, see a lot of difference species of fish, sponges, and a sea turtle. Before entering the beach, you have to view a movie to protect the wild life. Considering how many people access this area for snorkeling, I am impressed that many people obey the rules of the water. According to the website for url=http://hbep.seagrant.soest.hawaii.edu/sites/seagrant.soest.hawaii.edu/files/hbep/community_outreach/hbep_fish_id_card.pdfHanauma Bay , some of the fish I saw were...Threadfin Butterflyfish, Milletseed Butterflyfish, Forcepsfish, Yellowfin Surgeonfish, Stocky Hawkfish, Reef Tri... read more

I woke up to an odd e-mail from Alaska Airlines, our flight was leaving 20 minutes EARLY due to high winds in the Pacific. A later message said it was indeed leaving on time at 10:20am, but would make a stop in Oakland for refueling. WHA????? Aparently a strong storm was brewing and we would have to go around it, but the plane didn't have enough fuel to make the longer trip and we would have to refuel. When we boarded the plane we were given a $100 coupon for a future trip due to the delay in arrival. I though that was a pretty great way to start a trip. Then after 9 hours in the airplane seat, and my butt was sore, I realized what the coupon was all about. Anyway, we had carried ... read more