We woke to grey skies and a gusty wind today. We didn’t want to go too far away as we had to be at the small boat harbour at 2.30pm. We decided to go for a bit of a drive and found ourselves in the Tree Tunnel. This is a part of the road where the trees growing on both sides meet way up high and form a tunnel. It looks very cool. We kept driving - just choosing left or right as we came to an intersection and found ourselves at Nawiliwili Harbour. There was a h...

We decided to return our car to the Sheraton Waikiki where we picked it up rather than drive to the airport. This turned out to be a good decision as it saved us $100 by not paying a ‘one way’ fee. Hawaiians are very friendly people and the guy who met us on the footpath outside the airport was no different. He took care of printing our boarding passes & took all our bags. We now have 2 bags each - up from 1 each a week ago! We took off on time at 11am ...

Today we drove to the North Shore. This area is much less developed and touristy than Waikiki and very popular with surfers. The day was cloudy and windy with the sun making an occasional appearance. Once we got to the North Shore, we put the roof down on our bright orange Mustang! We came to the Dole Pineapple plantation first but decided not to go in the. We could stop on the way back if we had time. We stopped at a bay where the sea turtles come up onto the s...

We spent most of today at Kualoa Ranch which is a cattle station about a 40 minute drive from Honolulu. We went up into the mountains where it was drizzly and overcast. The scenery is spectacular and photos don’t do it justice. The day stayed mostly overcast which meant the greenery wasn’t as vivid as it could be. We were lucky our quad bike tour started at 8.30am because this was the driest part of the day. There were only 4 of us in the group with a guide....

Last night’s entry didn’t post either so this is my last attempt. Yesterday we went to Pearl Harbour. We did a tour of the grounds and the USS Arizona memorial. It is hard to believe the ship is only 8 feet under the water and pasts of it are visible. It is awful to think that over 900 men are entombed with the wreck. The memorial site is very well done. After lunch at the hotel we walked into Waikiki via the waterfront. It was mostly boardwalks with plenty...