Hawaii Travelogue 11 – Aloha Oe

Somewhere around day 10 of a trip my will to vacation deserts me, and I just want to be home, sleeping in my own bed and cooking my own food!  John and I were both ready to come home, but we thoroughly enjoyed our last half day in Oahu. Bob and Kim had not yet...

Hawaii Travelogue 6 – Kauai

Our day was supposed to start with a flightseeing tour of the island, but the iffy weather prompted the pilot to call it off.  I appreciated the fact he didn't want to take our $ for a less than scenic flight.  However, it would have been nice if they'd told us the tour was cancelled...

Hawaii Travelogue 5 – Northern Kauai

We headed out on Hwy 50 to 56N to explore the eastern and northern sides of Kauai.  Miss Becky was leading the way with her magical book of all things Kauai.  Our first stop was at Opaekaa Falls in the Nonou Forest.  You view the falls from an overlook on Hwy 560 (Kuamoo Rd).  As...

Hawaii Travelogue 4 – off to Kauai

I now have a new least-favorite airline:  Go! Airlines, or as I think of them, No Go Airlines.   We chose a flight to Kauai on Go! to arrive at the same time as Tom and Becky got in from CA.  A week or so before our trip, Go! changed the time of our flight...

Hawaii Travelogue 3 – North Shore Oahu

Still thankfully on Eastern Time, we woke up bright (still dark, actually) and early and headed off for our adventure on the other side of Oahu.  Our first stop was at Leonard's Bakery on Kapahulu Ave in Honolulu.  This place is an institution for a reason. They make all kinds of fabulous looking cakes, breads...

Hawaii Travelogue 2 – Windward Oahu

One good thing about a 5 hour time difference is that a dedicated night owl like me has a fighting chance of getting up even before the crack of dawn!  People who know me will be flabbergasted to know I was up, dressed and on my way to a classic old Honolulu diner for breakfast...

Hawaii Travelogue – Part 1, On to Oahu

After our AMAZING trip to Alaska last September I thought we'd by lying low for awhile.  Happily, not so!  My brother-in-law Tom turns 50 this March and he wanted to go to Hawaii to celebrate, so off we went for our first trip to Hawaii.  We spent 3 days on our own in Oahu before...