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Saturday, October 30, 2010
Pineapples, Taro and surf..OH MY !
Aloooooha !
Today we were up early to get our bus to the Dole Plantation & Island circle tour. On the way to the pick up point at a hotel across the street I slipped in their driveway on their polished stone floors & landed on a odd angle. For the rest of the day I had bad back pain :( Not a good way to start the day. But I soldiered on regardless (having left my paracetamol in our hotel room)
The tour was lots of fun, we got a tour of the NorthShore beaches & various points of interest along the way. We stopped at a amazing beach called Rock Pile, the waves were crazy!
We went to the Dole Pineapple plantation which was good. The train ride was a bit boring but the maze was good & the gift shop was also good :)
So many pineapple things !
We also went to a Macadamia farm. The bus driver/Tour guide was funny & knew so much about the area !
We came back to our hotel in time for a rest before we had to go & meet another tour bus to go out to Germaine's Luau. The luau was great. SO much food & booze and polynesian dancing. It was fun :) First time I had seen traditional Samoan dancing, was nice :) We sat at the table with a nice couple from Atlanta, Georgia. I felt a little weird when they grabbed my hands to pray before eating dinner. I didn't have the heart to tell them I don't do that, so I just went with it. Luckily I didn't have to say anything :)
The bus ride home was interesting so many drunk aussies on the bus...including my husband !
Well I am thoroughly exhausted so that's all folks!
Bec
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Location:Waikiki
Aloha from Tony
Message from Tony
I've yet to really post on this blog but i've been there the hole time. As a geek i love the frequency in witch free wi-fi appears, from hotel rooms,restaurant's to Starbucks, making these posts possible on the go. Waikiki is an amazing place for those who don't want to rough it, everything from high end fashion to market stall trinkets, Apple to ABC stores, it's the hub of Oahu Hawaii. Oahu is also the place of the Dole Plantation where most of the worlds pineapples use to come from other than Australia's Golden Circle that is. The Hawaiian's are amazing, they know tourism is the main industry and help you out when ever possible, a little tip never goes astray.
As far as drinking goes, i'm a bourbon guy, but i think Hawaii may have turned me into a tequila and Rum Guy. To Quote my wife, "Soo many cocktails soo little time" (they even have breakfast cocktails here).
Other than the superficial Waikiki, Oahu has been a great Hawaiian experience, from food and people, parrots and TIKI carvers.
I also recommend attending a Luau. As an Aussie a believe the bar closed too early. But a had a great time at Germaine's Luau. Plenty of Island Dancing, and fire twirling etc.
HAwaii So far has been an experience i recommend to those who want to get away, because you can choose the level at which you get away too.
Till next time Aloha from me to you.
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Friday, October 29, 2010
Weather
PS!
The weather here is amazing! It's hot, like 28 - 29deg but you never feel the heat. It has this amazing never ending breeze here, just beautiful!
Oh Mum I got some crystal skull vodka tonight !
You know its the coolest thing, I really fit in here! Everyone admires & comments on my tattoos. I guess because of the polynesian culture it's quite normal for women to have so many tattoo's.
I like it :)
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No I'm not sunburnt, just drunk ....
Aloha :)
Saying that never gets old !
After breakfast this morning Tony had his photo taken on the beach with a whole bunch of birds! 2 Macaws, 2 Eclectics & 2 different types on Cockatoo's! He loved it :)
Then we shopped! We went to the Ala Moana shopping centre in Honolulu and went to various places and looked around. We then set off to find Wallmart, which we did. Man that place is HUUUGE! They had everything from souvenirs to fabric! We got lots of useful stuff there. Andy & Dylan I hate to make your guys jealous but we bought Dickie's shorts today for $21! Tony has 4 new pairs of shorts now! Can you believe we got 4 pairs here for the price of 1 pair in AUST !
We had lunch at a place called Bubba Gump, we have been to one of these before in Hong Kong. We drank waaaay to many cocktails with lunch. NEW RULE... no more than 1 cocktail for me at lunch time. Doing anything drunk in the day time ...in the sun...in Hawaii isn't good for me ! Tony on the other hand became much more willing to shop after 5 cocktails :P
We caught the pink trolley car line there & back, the drivers are funny & give a running commentary as you drive along.
Once back to the hotel we got ready for dinner & headed out again. We walked to the end of the very long main street of Waikiki to go to a place called Tiki's Grill & bar. Dylan & Amanda you would LOVE the decor in this place. The food there is nice :) Tony had the most amazing Guava glazed ribs, I stole one to try ! We are going back there on Sunday for their special Halloween themed night.
On our way back to the hotel we stopped into a Elements shop & I bought Tony his anniversary pressie. A beautiful new sector 9 longboard :) He was so cute & proud walking the streets of Waikiki with his longboard under his arm! They are SO CHEAP here compared to home. Less that half the price we have to pay in stores! It's crazy!
Tomorrow will be a long update as we are heading to the Dole Pineapple plantation..... YAAAAAAAAY !!! Then we are back in time to head off to Germaine's Luau which will be fun :)
Mahalo for reading our Blog !
Bec
x
PS. Shari I said hi to Wallmart for you, it said it misses you & asked when will you come to visit again :P
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Location:Honolulu
ALOHA
Today was our first day in the 50th state if the USA (Hawaii 50)!
We had a very long day of travel from Brisbane to Sydney then a bit of a wait in Sydney then on to Honolulu. As usual I didn't sleep at all on the flight and for some reason the plane was SUPER cold! More than other OS flights we have taken.
When we arrived at Honolulu airport it was like half of Japan had also decided to come to Hawaii for a holiday and the immigration queue took well over a hour to get through! When we got outside we met up with our greeter who forgot to give us our lei greeting and took us to the shuttle bus.
We arrived at our beautiful hotel, the Outrigger Reef on the Beach. It was recommended to us by our dear friends Cat & Kyle who stayed here last year. It is a really lovely hotel & the room is HUGE and has everything we need :)
As our room wasn't ready for a early check in we went to get some lunch :) First place we went to ..... The Cheesecake Factory! Was so good but I forgot how HUGE the servings are in the USA! I was very happy that I got my strawberry lemonade :)
Second stop...the Apple store in Waikiki. Tony was served by a Apple employee wearing beige cargo shorts & thongs! We thought it was pretty funny!
Went back to our hotel & thankfully our room was ready as jet lag had set in & I was not in a good way. Once we were in our room we slept for about 4 hrs. That always fixes my jet lag, just a short 4 hr sleep & I am good to go in any time zone!
Next stop...Sephora where I was once again overwhelmed by choice and how cheap thing are there! I'll skip the part where I tell you how much I bought there shall I?
We found a market place that had lots of interesting (and crappy) stuff for sale. We found a family of Tiki carvers and bought our very first Hawaiian tiki :) He even engraved it for us.
There is another tiki stand where a sister & brother team sell and make tiki's where we are going to buy 2 masks to hang on the patio wall. I am going to have to put my "Jan's haggling" hat on to strike a deal with this lady! I also found a giant Pineapple at a stand where they make you a pineapple drink INSIDE a pineapple! We are going back there to get one this week!
You would not believe how much pineapple stuff there is here ! I am in Pineapple heaven! Even our bed head at the hotel has pineapples on it !
After the markets we had a late dinner & I had my first ever Pastrami Rueben sandwich. It was goooood! I discovered I actually don't mind sauerkraut :) We also got our cocktail on !
Its been a long day so for now we say Aloha & goodnight :)
Oh PS, Mum my new kindness attitude is working out great so far. Especially with waitstaff, no one seems to ask them how they are !
Bec
xx
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Hawaii here we come!
Today we fly to Hawaii !
In honor of this I would like to share this video with you all :)
We will be updating this blog, hopefully with photo's (via ipad) while we are over there.
Bec
Kind of a Travel Experience?
I guess this counts as "travel" :P
Last Sunday Tony & I did the Brisbane Zombie Walk with our friend Kerri. It was our first Zombie Walk but it won't be our last ! We had a ball & it was so much fun to be silly in a huge group of zombies!
Tony was a happy zombie :) Not concerned with finding brains AT ALL! Me on the other hand, I was trying to be freaky :P
Me, Tony & Kerri being scary
One hungry zombie & one sleepy zombie!
Melbourne Visit to see the Tim Burton Exhibition
Well we went to Melbourne in September for a little over 24hrs. We were there just to see the Tim Burton exhibition at the acmi before it closed & moved on to another country.
It was everything we had hoped for & MORE !
You weren't allowed to take photo's inside which was a bummer but it was the most amazing exhibition I have ever seen, and I have seen some big ones...Dali, Van Gogh, Man Ray, Warhol, Picasso. Probably because I am so emotionally invested in Tim Burton's work. His stories and characters really speak to me, being an "outsider" myself I can relate. They had the original Edward Sizzorhands costume which was AMAZING! Every single film he has ever done was represented. Some of my favorite movie props there were the Alice in Wonderland Matter Hatter costume, Mars Attacks props, Nightmare Before Christmas props, the Headless Horseman costume from Sleepy Hollow and the Batman masks.
The thing I liked most was that he included his personal note books, sketchpads and rejection letters. It gave you a small insight into the world and mind of Tim Burton which is something that none of us have had the opportunity to delve into. We all know it & I'm gonna say it anyway, the man is a genius! When you look at his oldest work you can see how beyond that moment in time his work really was. On some strange level I feel a connection to Tim Burton's work. As if my own struggles, insecurities and triumphs were being played out via his creations. I guess it just goes to show that we all do go through the same crap!
It really was a opportunity of a lifetime to go to this exhibition. An experience I will share with my children & grandchildren I am sure.
Bec
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