2018 – Trip to Hawaii

Experiencing Hollywood

Broken Clouds, 28°C 49-560 Kamehameha Hwy, Kaneohe, HI 96744, USA #Experiencing Hollywood Hawaii has really unique and rugged landscapes and has almost all the different climates patterns except Arctic and Desert. Moreover it is a really short distance from beaches to mountain tops and lakes and rolling hills. This makes it a great location for… Continue reading Experiencing Hollywood

Pearl Harbour

Scattered Clouds, 31°C Honolulu, HI 96818, USA #Pearl Harbour We had booked a whole day tour of Pearl Harbour and USS Missouri today. It was a fascinating experience. Whole I knew a little bit about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour in WWII, I had no idea how large the attack was and how much… Continue reading Pearl Harbour

Shopping and Swimming

Overcast Clouds, 28°C 49-560 Kamehameha Hwy, Kaneohe, HI 96744, USA #Shopping and Swimming Ben had been obsessed about visiting the outlet mall for months. We had a few day today so Bron and Ben took the shuttle to the Waikele Outlet centre for the day. I took the others to a park near the hotel… Continue reading Shopping and Swimming

A Luau-vely Evening

Few Clouds, 27°C 91-120 Olai St, Kapolei, HI 96707, USA #A Luau-vely Evening We are back in Honolulu and docked first thing in the morning. Our transfer to the hotel want without its issues but was nothing major. More importantly our hotel check-in was a breeze with the rooms ready and waiting for us. We… Continue reading A Luau-vely Evening

Last Day

Overcast Clouds, 28°C 200 Beach Walk, Honolulu, HI 96815, USA #Last Day Today is our last full day on the cruise and second day in Nawiliwili. We didn’t have anything specific booked so decided to take the shuttle into a beach nearby. The water looked absolutely pristine and bluer than I have ever seen it.… Continue reading Last Day

A Cruisy Day

#A Cruisy Day It was a bit of a bummer of a morning today. Bron, Ben, Matthew and Emily were booked to go on a submarine to see the coral and marine in Kona bay. As Thomas was too young for the submarine I had booked for the two of us to go on a… Continue reading A Cruisy Day

Force of Nature

#Force of Nature One of the sights I have been most looking forward to this trip has been to see the active volcano. Unfortunately when we were in the Big Island all roads leading to the volcano we closed so we didn’t get closed. Then all the volcano tours we had booked on the cruise… Continue reading Force of Nature

Day 2 in Maui

#Daay 2 in Maui Today was our second day in Maui and we didn’t have any specific activities planned. For breakfast we decided to try the big buffet, which turned out to be a bad idea. It was just a bit too overwhelming and claustrophobic with a table or size. The noise and the food… Continue reading Day 2 in Maui

Joining the Cruise

#Joining the Cruise We had another slow start today and had breakfast at the hotel. It really is a hotel better suited for grown ups and the kids were very disappointed that there wasn’t any big buffet. We all ordered off the menu and sat by the pool which was relaxing till Thomas decided that… Continue reading Joining the Cruise

Back to Honolulu

#Back to Honolulu After having spent a week in the Big Island we returned to Honolulu today to join the cruise tomorrow. Since we had done most of the packing the night before it was a bit of a relaxed start for us. We checked out around 11 and then drove down to the airport… Continue reading Back to Honolulu

Road to Hana

#Road to Hana We docked in Kailua on the island of Maui this morning and are going to be spending 2 days here. We had organised a private tour of the island heading out to a coastal city of Hana. Our tour guide, Georgia, is a local who had lived in Maui her whole life… Continue reading Road to Hana

A Lazy Day

Broken Clouds, 27°C 69-425 Waikoloa Beach Dr, Waikoloa Village, HI 96738, USA #A Lazy Day Given we had a couple of pretty long days, we decided to stay in the resort and just take it easy today. After a leisurely breakfast we went down to the pool and spent the morning splashing around. Thomas took… Continue reading A Lazy Day

A Big Long Day

Overcast Clouds, 29°C 1871 Trail, Captain Cook, HI 96704, USA #A Big Long Day Bron and Ben were keen to do kayaking and we booked in for a tour first thing in the morning. After a rushed departure at 6.30 in the morning we arrived at the location in time for them to head off.… Continue reading A Big Long Day

Luau Feast

Few Clouds, 27°C 69-1047 Naupaka Kai Pl, Waikoloa Village, HI 96738, USA #Luau Feast We booked in for a traditional Luau dinner at the resort which also promised a Legend of Hawaii show. The centrepiece of the Luau is meant to be a whole pig that is cooked in a pit and then carved and… Continue reading Luau Feast

Driving Day

Scattered Clouds, 29°C 81-6569 Mamalahoa Hwy, Kealakekua, HI 96750, USA #Driving Day Since we had the car for the whole week I had planned a day of driving down the West coast to see some of the sights. We had a sleep in (even Matthew) and headed down for breakfast, and we weren’t done till… Continue reading Driving Day

Dolphin-ately worth it

Few Clouds, 27°C 69-425 Waikoloa Beach Dr, Waikoloa Village, HI 96738, USA #Dolphin-ately worth it The Hilton Waikola Resort that we are staying at has dolphins in its Lagoon and they provide opportunities for the guests to swim with the dolphins. They also provide a program where kids can become a dolphin trainer for the… Continue reading Dolphin-ately worth it

The nightmare continues…

Overcast Clouds, 13°C International Terminal 1, Centre Rd, Mascot NSW 2020, Australia #The Nightmare Continues We finally arrived in Honolulu a day late, tired and ready to hit the beach. We just had one more flight to catch, which was an American domestic flight. Domestic air travel in Australia has really spoilt us and the… Continue reading The nightmare continues…

And We’re Off…..Again

#And We’re Off….. Again After a night in Sydney we were ready to start again. As we didn’t have interconnecting rooms Broom and I ended up sleeping all over the place but atleast the kids had a good night’s sleep. The breakfast buffet is always a great hit with everyone and we spent almost an… Continue reading And We’re Off…..Again

And We’ve Stopped

Clear Sky, 19°C International Terminal 1, Centre Rd, Mascot NSW 2020, Australia #And We’ve Stopped They say travelling tesrs your patience and your ability to deal with surprise, while having no control over any of it. We got to experience it first hand today. On arrival into Sydney we found out that our flight to… Continue reading And We’ve Stopped

And We’re Off

Few Clouds, 6°C 30 Conyers St, Hughes ACT 2605, Australia #And We’re Off The morning of departure is always a mad dash, but we were all ready to leave by 5.30. the challenge is to wear something that is warm enough to get to the airport, given its only 3 degrees outside, and not so… Continue reading And We’re Off

Only 2 Sleeps to go

Broken Clouds, 8°C 30 Conyers St, Hughes ACT 2605, Australia We have finally starting packing for our trip. Both Bron and I are working through to Friday and kiss also have school so it’s all been a mad rush to juggle everything. Powered by Journey Diary. Continue reading Only 2 Sleeps to go

Trip to Hawaii

We are off to Hawaii in less than 2 weeks. We depart on Saturday the 30th of June and arrive back on Friday the 20th of July. Our itinerary includes Saturday 30/06 – Friday 6/07 – Kona, Big Island Saturday 07/07 – Saturday 14/07 – Pride of America, Norwegian Cruiselines Saturday 14/07 – Thursday 19/07… Continue reading Trip to Hawaii