Relaxing

Relaxing

After a fully packed day yesterday and another few coming up, today was a day to chill by the pool and walk around Waikiki. The picture shows the Diamond Head mountain at the end of Waikiki beach.
Polynesian cultural center

Polynesian cultural center

We got up early to spend the morning driving around the North shore. We rented a car and put on the Shaka audio guide that told us about everything we saw and where to stop on the North shore. Shark cove was great for snorkeling (but not sharks though). In the...
Walking around Waikiki

Walking around Waikiki

We checked out the surrounding area of Waikiki with a free audio guide from Shaka guide (highly recommended). So many old, luxurious, beautiful hotels along the beach and stories about people like King Kamehameha and Duke, the Hawaiian Olympic swimmer. We walked down...
Aloha Hawai’i!

Aloha Hawai’i!

Only a few hours after we laid our heads to rest we got back up again. We didn’t get to try the wine station dispenser at the hotel but it was very cool. (Add it to my wishlist). Bus service was not very reliable but we still made it in good time, which was a good...
More SLO and a slow train ride

More SLO and a slow train ride

We finished our sourdough pancakes and went to bubblegum alley. A narrow side street with walls peppered with bubble gum as far as you can see and as high as you can reach and even higher (some must bring ladders). It was equally fascinating and disgusting. We left...