by Terry Thorpe | Oct 9, 2023 | Blog, Terry
We started the day with a simple breakfast at home then made for downtown Honolulu and our walking tour where we heard about the early days of Honolulu including the origins of surfing and the ‘Duke’ a local surfing legend and ambassador of Hawaii. We also... 
by Terry Thorpe | Oct 8, 2023 | Blog, Terry
We got up early and high-tailed it to the airport, excited to finally be headed for Hawaii. The 5 hour flight passed quickly and soon we were in paradise. To pass time before our hotel check-in we camped out at a nearby Red Lobster, savouring king crab, prawn and... 
by Terry Thorpe | Oct 7, 2023 | Blog, Terry
We got up mega early, grabbed some pancakes and hi tailed it to the train station to catch our (scenic) train to San Francisco airport to catch our flight to Honolulu in Hawaii. Very exciting. The train trip was great. I got some writing done and was entertained by... 
by Terry Thorpe | Oct 6, 2023 | Blog, Terry
We made it to wine country aboard another scenic train ride. We were a little early to check into our youth hostel so made our way to a nearby park and chilled for a spell. We checked into our hostel and immediately missed our lovely hotel in Santa Barbara, however we... 
by Terry Thorpe | Oct 5, 2023 | Blog, Terry
We ate a breakfast of champions (literally) at the diner across the road, where our very friendly waitress told us about her flash mob dance group who would be performing that night and we said we’d check them out. We decided that we would. We explored Santa...