Blogs from Hawaii, United States, North America - page 196

Another sunny weekend, so I decided to get my needed exercise and fresh air. The TV was advertising a Local Arts Craft Fair at the Kapiolani Park in Waikiki, so that’s where I headed. Actually it was a small affair, nothing compared to the one’s held near Christmas at Thomas Square, but was able to see what was new on the local art and craft scene. Noticed some ceramic work, which was shaped into conch shells, rectangle shaped lamps with colorful Aloha Fabrics, fabric leis which can command quite a good price and are given often for graduations, birthdays and any special or non-special occasions. It didn’t quite satisfy my walking requirements, so I continued on further by car, Eastbound around Diamondhead Crater though an exclusive Neighborhood called Kahala, which some call the Beverly Hills of ... read more

well hello ya'll. ashlie here with my first personal entry. I'm sure helenas been keeping you updated so im just gonna let you know what we got up to yesterday... Well after a whole plava with getting on a free organised trip with our somewhat irritating hostel, we set off for a twelve mile hike through a volcano!! It isnt quite what you'd expect. no flowing lava or hot rocks flying around... it was dorment, but absolutely beautiful, we were in a group of about twelve, and we each had our highs, and our lows. we began descending into the crater and were all pretty positive, thought we were fully prepared. After about an hour i think we'd all finished our lunches were staring to burn and had drunk our waters in one go thinking wed ... read more

The north shore of Molokai. Blue sky. Blue water. Green cliffs. Windy, I forgot how windy it is here, how it can wake you in the night, how the coconut palms are always fighting the wind, looking tattered and tired. Occasionally the wind lets up, then the constant background sound is the crashing of north shore waves.... read more

Still at Maui, so woke up and got off the ship and jumped in our car. This time we headed west. Along the way stopped at lookouts or beaches. Arrived at our destination Lahiana which was a busy town with lots of shopping and restaurants. So had a look around the area. We had originally booked to do surfing lessons here but it was so flat it wouldn’t be worth it. We will try again in Honolulu where we will be in the next few days. So just headed to the beach and went for a swim and sat around. Nice cruisy day. Then walked back up the car and drove back to the pier. Stopped a big shopping center and had a look around. Gave the car back and jumped back on the ship. Had ... read more

Arrived in Maui which was even hotter than the last island. We decided to hire a car as we were to be at this island for 2 days. So we hired a car and headed down the Hana Highway which was to the east side of the island. The drive was similar to the great ocean rd drive with all the scenery and lookouts. So we drove past a sign saying twin falls. So we got out and started to walk to these falls. About 45 mins lata and after climbing through rainforests, over rivers and in the mud we finally found a waterfall. There were no signs saying how far to where to go so we had no idea if we were going the right way. So headed back to the car and kept driving. ... read more