Hawaii Travel Blogs - Page 2

So I cheat again.  The second entry of this blog apologizes for cutting back to the year 2000 to share info around the Big Isle...and now I'm falling further back to discuss Maui.  1995 was the only time I got to visit this exquisite island and I just read another blog talking about break…

§       Day of departure, but not until 6:45p §       Had half a day to squeeze last minute sight-seeing §       Slept in late and then packed my luggage (bought at Costco!! gotta love Costco)……off co…

BYE BYE MAUI...UNTIL NEXT TIME.....We arrived at the airport 2hrs early. “A” baggage was all underweight YAY!!!!  We hung out near security to enjoy the weather. We ate some of my banana bread I bought in Hana. We drank the last of the water in our hand carry. It was an open air airport. I…

Independence Day fireworks at Foster Point on Hickam AFB, Hawaii.  This was our last fireworks while we lived in Hawaii.  One year the base Services hired the local Hawaiian band, Ka`au Crater Boys to play on July 4th which was a great treat since we really enjoy their music and have seve…

This morning, Joyce had her lesson through the Nancy Emerson Surf School with Sharky. Private lessons cost $150 for 2 hours, but they give you a little more time, and provide all the gear. Sharky was apparently amazing, teaching Joyce not only how to get on a board, but what to watch for, corrected…

Earlier in the week my mom had said, "I want to go to the end of the earth, I just need to figure out how to get there." I laughed so hard; I had no idea what she was talking about. She was referring to Ka Lae (also known as South Point), which is the southernmost point of the United States. We wer…

Sorry for the quality, but I think my digital camera in 2001 wasn't defined in mega-pixels but mega-crappy.

Finally, a visitor from home!  My friend Courtney came to visit me in March.  We were getting A TON of rain at that point.  It rained nearly every day for 44 or so days.  For those of you that keep up with the new, this was when there was a major dam break on Kaua'i in which peo…

The American dream. New York, California, road trip, Las Vegas, Grand Canyon, Hawaii..

After my last hike, I said I would have to experience the Haiku Stairs again. After all.... I forgot to charge my camera the last time and missed out on taking pictures at the summit. Once again this was an amazing hike. Fortunately it seems to get easier the more I do it. (My legs don't hurt a…

I FINALLY RECEIVED POSTCARDS FROM EVERY CITY AND COUNTRY I VISITED IN EUROPE SO FAR!  THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED ME ACHIEVE THIS GOAL!! xDOMG I NEED TO UPDATE THIS BLOG (AND OTHER BLOGS) BUT BEEN SO BUSY BUSY BUSY!!!  Bare with me! =DRECEIVED 424 POSTCARDS FROM 63 COUNTRIES + 1 REGION …

After a relatively uneventful flight, we arrived early in Honolulu. We left Houston 25 minutes earlier than scheduled due to an air show that was about to begin in Honolulu. We were the last flight to arrive before the air show began.We found our luggage and took the shuttle all the way around the …

Slept in fairly late.  It was a rare luxury for me because my pets try to wake me in the morning in order to get fed.  I have a cat that will head-butt the bottom of my feet in the morning.  Over and over and over until I wake up.  No fuzzy faces this morning.  How nice.&nb…

My sisters and I took our annual "sisters trip" to Oahu, Hawaii this year. We had such an amazing time!

Driving up to the trailhead is already nice and scenic.  There are lookout points on Tantalus Drive and the best view of Honolulu is from Pu`u Ualaka`a State Park which is along Round Top Drive.  Certain parts on Tantalus Drive looks a bit creepy as well... but maybe it's because many loc…