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Saturday, August 29, 2009
Hawaii Zoo
Aug 26, 2009
The kids are burnt and need a break from the sun so we decided to take them to the Zoo which is walking distance from our condo and very inexpensive ( $7.00/person). For those of you with kids I have included a series of photos that they may enjoy. If this is not your thing skip and wait for the next post.
Waikiki beach
I think the best part of our planning decision was to start In Hawaii and let the kids and ourselves relax a little before we begin the big trek. Its only day two and the kids are soaking up as much sun and fun as possible. Emily's friend Mecca has decided to join us in Hawaii for a week. She will be arriving this evening and we will squish her in to our condo. We have two condos both of which are about 300 square feet each if you want to be generous. We have Tracie's dad (Stan) and the boys in one and the rest of us in the other. Each Condo has one bedroom bathroom kitchen and sitting room c/w pull out couch. With a big group like ours we have to cook almost every meal otherwise we would be broke before we left for Australia. We even pack lunches for the beach. Food costs are high in Hawaii but that has always been the case.
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Gettting started with a little Aloha
Aug 23, 2009
Hi Everyone,
Well, its finally a reality, after 5 years of dreaming,planning, scheming and doubting we are enroute. We left Calgary August 21st in the morning and had a large crew at the airport sending us off which included Millard, Brad and Debra, Janai and Mecca. We flew to San Francisco where we had a connecting flight to Honolulu. We originally had a 2 hour layover to make our connector. It turns out that the plane we were to take had some mechanical difficulties and had been grounded ( it would not have made it<>considering we would be flying over open water for about 5 hours). United airlines flew a replacement aircraft in from the islands to pick us up. a 2 hour delay turned into a 7-8 hour delay but no worries, it was for safety reasons so you just role with it. The flight was uneventful which is what we like and we checked into the waikiki Park Heights condos and have two units on the 18th floor each with ociean views. we are only about 1 block away from Waikiki beach.
The first day in Hawaii was a bit of a set up day in the morning however we were in full swing by the afternoon and the family spent the balance of the day enjoying the beach and the hot sun which we enjoyed immensely after such a crappy summer in Calgary. The evening was spent walking to the International market and exploring the hundreds of merchants and wares which all seemed to look alike after a short while. We took in the Jamaican steel pan drummers and the tacky ukalale trio.
Today the kids were determined to learn how to surf and spent 7 hours straight in the ocean figuring it out. By the end of the day they were all enjoying riding the waves and riding them the length of 5 football fields strung together and landing on the beach. They are hooked. Looks like we may have to break out the Beach Boy tunes.
Hi Everyone,
Well, its finally a reality, after 5 years of dreaming,planning, scheming and doubting we are enroute. We left Calgary August 21st in the morning and had a large crew at the airport sending us off which included Millard, Brad and Debra, Janai and Mecca. We flew to San Francisco where we had a connecting flight to Honolulu. We originally had a 2 hour layover to make our connector. It turns out that the plane we were to take had some mechanical difficulties and had been grounded ( it would not have made it<>considering we would be flying over open water for about 5 hours). United airlines flew a replacement aircraft in from the islands to pick us up. a 2 hour delay turned into a 7-8 hour delay but no worries, it was for safety reasons so you just role with it. The flight was uneventful which is what we like and we checked into the waikiki Park Heights condos and have two units on the 18th floor each with ociean views. we are only about 1 block away from Waikiki beach.
The first day in Hawaii was a bit of a set up day in the morning however we were in full swing by the afternoon and the family spent the balance of the day enjoying the beach and the hot sun which we enjoyed immensely after such a crappy summer in Calgary. The evening was spent walking to the International market and exploring the hundreds of merchants and wares which all seemed to look alike after a short while. We took in the Jamaican steel pan drummers and the tacky ukalale trio.
Today the kids were determined to learn how to surf and spent 7 hours straight in the ocean figuring it out. By the end of the day they were all enjoying riding the waves and riding them the length of 5 football fields strung together and landing on the beach. They are hooked. Looks like we may have to break out the Beach Boy tunes.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
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