After much planning and many consultations with Hawaii devotees the Wilko's, Bishops and Campbell's, we put together a little holiday that would hopefully include the best of everything Hawaii had to offer, keep everyone happy and not break the budget. In an attempt to cover it all we split up our time over the 4 main islands and then went back to Waikiki for 3 days of RNR before flying back to Tonga. There are way too many activities to include in each blog so we have decided to just do a general one for each of the islands and then one each for some of the favourite activities.
Yes, he who can sleep anywhere, was not missing any opportunity to get some 40 winks. We left Tonga at 5pm on a Tuesday night, spent 6 hrs at Nandi, Fiji airport, then got on the plane to Hawaii at midnight for a 10 hr flight
Half way through they wake us up at sunrise for a fuel stop at Christmas Island
Flying into Christmas Island
This is the immigration transit lounge, stinking hot and very small, at least it was only for 1 hr
Finally, off we go again and onto Hawaii
Our first view of Waikiki Beach, Honolulu, Ohau Island, very much like the strip on the Gold Coast
Yee ha, look out here we come
Lunch on the first day at Waikiki Beach just checking it all out
Sunset from our hotel balcony
There are many statues along the foreshore idolising famous Hawaiians. This one is in honour of all Hawaiian surfers
Sunset on Waikiki Beach, we were off for an evening stroll to find some dinner
We took the Wilko's advice and found Margaritaville for some smashing Margaritas and a too die for chocolate volcano dessert. (Although the one in Las Vegas is way better)
Time for a spot of surfing memorabilia, off to Dukes for dinner on another night, thanks Soupy for the heads up!
Just chillin in the sea at Waikiki
On the way back to the hotel we found the Duke Kahanamoku statue, the man credited with creating the surfing movement. He was also a 5 time Olympic medalist for swimming.
Just one of the many parties set up on Waikiki Beach, BYO everything and you have to be way early to get a good spot
Catching the trolley to the Alamoana Centre - yeh shopping for me
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