Blogs from Oahu, Hawaii, United States, North America - page 7

Hurricane preparation announcements have been broadcast on the radio ads frequently reminding all on the Hawaiian Islands that hurricane season is looming. Here on Oahu the weather has been hot, humid and stormy this week. Plenty of rain, flash floods, thunder and lightning. Today I was in Manoa buying some fresh fruit and vegetables from the Thursday farmers market held in front of the post office. I also ducked in to the post office to mail out a birthday gift to my daughter in Alaska. Next stop was Safeway for a few essentials. The talk of the town was humidity. This evening as I am checking my weather app I see that as of 8:25 pm it is currently 86 degrees with 85% humidity. That is a pretty high number for many to continue to work ... read more

You’d think I’d be used to queuing up through Immigration by now. But there’s queues, and then there’s QUEUES and Hawaii wins the medal for having the longest. I guess being on a plane that was several hours late arriving and coinciding with the arrival of three other planes stuffed to the gills with passengers seeking entry to a small island archipelago didn’t help. Add to that arriving in the middle of a government shut-down with many security staff effectively working unpaid and you had a perfect recipe for chaos. Which is what we got ... The Immigration Hall could barely contain the volume of passengers. The barriers snaked up and down and left to right, filtering us through to a central area with automated fingerprint scanners and cameras. Slowly, slowly we crept along and, just ... read more

Dateline: Monday, October 30, 2018, Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii Diamond Head, Honolulu Aloha… Leisurely day today as we wait for everyone to get off on their tours before heading off the ship. It’s overcast and 78 degrees but the skies show promise of sun. We have decided to take a walk to the closest Hop On Hop Off stop which is about a mile away from the ship. Each time we have come to Oahu we have headed anywhere but Honolulu …today we are staying in the city and taking in the sights. Best way to get around to all the places we want to see is the ever-popular Hop On Hop Off bus. We walk out of the dock area and turn left along busy Ala Moana Blvd. After a few blocks we turn right on ... read more

29 septembre 2018 : Le matin, nous allons nous baigner sur la plage de Waikiki. A 10H00, nous assistons au défilé de Aloha Flowers, et à midi nous allons au Macdo. L'après-midi, nous allons voir des danses près de la plage de Waikiki.... read more

25 septembre 2018 : Promenade dans Corona avec Robert. Shopping puis repas le soir dans un restaurant typique d'un motel. 26 septembre 2018 : Nous partons maintenant pour Hawaï. Lever à 4H15 puis départ pour l'aéroport à 5h00 Nous sommes à l'aéroport à 5H40. Nous passons l'enregistrement à 6H00. Nous prenons un petit déjeuner sur place à 6H15. Nous embarquons pour un départ prévu à 8H20. Finalement nous décollons 8H45, et nous arrivons à l'heure à Honolulu à 11H20, heure locale. Nous rejoignons notre hôtel à 12H15, heure locale. A Los Angeles il est déjà 15H15. Nous partons découvrir la ville et mangeons des pâtes chez Sbarro (une chaîne de restaurants que j'avais découverte quand je travaillais en Arabie Saoudite. Nous voulions voir un show local mais il a été annulé à cause de la pluie; ... read more