Blogs from Hawaii, United States, North America - page 197

January 12-19, 2007 After a lengthy delay in Honolulu, a short island-hopper flight delivered us to Kauai at twilight on Friday, Jan. 12. This smaller island is MUCH less developed. Nearly 2/3 of the island is inaccessible by car, and the jagged, steep mountains with their lush rain forests are unlike anything we have ever seen. We found a hidden-away seafood restaurant before driving to the north side of the island where we had booked a timeshare swap. During our dinner we heard the NOAA radio alarm, announcing the earthquake in Alaska and possible tsunami in Hawaii. That certainly changed the relaxed attitude we had, since we were headed exactly into the northern most tip of all the Hawaiian islands (and in the dark, no less.) Suffice to say, when we heard the warning had been ... read more

Well where off to Hawaii and beyond in the next few weeks so keep and eye out for our blogs . We will be spending a few days in San Francisco and Las Vegas which should be fun.Having never been to the States we are eagerly looking foward to hoping on a plane for that 14 hour trip.....NOT!. Anyway we leave Feb 5th so if you would like to see some photos or even ask a question just BLOG away. Yippy kia! where off again! Shout out to all the Crownies working hard! Hi all in Sydney keep in touch while where away! Regards' Diehard... read more

Got off the ship at Hilo and got on our tour bus to go and see the volcano’s. Jumping on the bus felt like we were getting on the senior cits bus for the day. People needed help getting on and off. Neway we were on our way went thru downtown Hilo and to the Volcano National Park. Visited a few volcanoes which were craters. It was amazing. No lava in site but each crater was just steaming. You saw some dry lava, it was like we were on another planet. The tour guide said NASA had trained there astronauts on this surface as it resembles the moon. It was very usual. Apparently the Killawa Volcano is the 2nd most active in the world. It has been active since 1983 and when the ship leaves port ... read more

Continued with Ǻsa and Lisa (a visitor via Couch Surfing) clockwise along the coast until highway 270 ends at some very big valleys. Couch Surfing Jatkoin matkaa myötäpäivää rantaa pitkin kunnes pikatie 270 loppui laaksoon Ǻsan ja Lisan kanssa (Lisa on vierailja Couch Surfingin kautta). Couch Surfing verkkosivut... read more

Here's some family photos taken of our recent vacation in Maui. It was the best holiday we've ever taken, so relaxing and warm, warm, warm!!... read more