Hawai'i - Part 4 - Back to Honolulu We arrived back in Honolulu only slightly later than if we had taken our original flight, but almost $300 lighter!!We are booked back into the same hotel we were in last week as we left a case here - thankfully it was still here when we got back!!! We have just 2 days left in Hawai'i so the next day (Sunday) we spent on the beach keeping the tan topped up.On Monday we took the GrandCircleIsland tour which we really should...

Hawai'i - Part 3 - Maui After just 20 minutes in the air and reaching the amazing altitude of 8,500 feet (you need oxygen above 10,000 feet), we came into land at Maui airport.From the air, once again this looks like an amazing place and after collecting our luggage from the back of the plane, we picked up our hire car and set off for our hotel. Maui is called the Valley Isle because of the large fertile isthmus (an isthmus is a narrow strip of land connect...

Hawai'i - Part 2 - The Big Island - Kailua-Kona OMG, WOW and all the other descriptive words I can't think of right now - what an amazing hotel Ant has found for us.It is called Outrigger Keauhou Beach Resort and it's right on the ocean front. As it was too early for us to check in, we carried on up the coast to the main town of Kailua Kona which is about 7 miles away.It's quite a busy commercial town with lots of hotels, shops, restaurants and bars so it's ...

Hawai'i - Part 2 - The Big Island - Hilo What a frustrating start to a frustrating day!!! After getting up at 5.30 am to get packed up and checked out for our 09:40 am flight to The Big Island, we were informed by reception that they don't store bags!!! After explaining that we had an email pre-arranging this, the guy did eventually take our case (wonder if we will ever see it again!!).Ant asked him the name of the company who operated the airport shuttle (so ...

Hawai'i Part 1 - O'ahu As we arrived late into Honolulu airport and it was already dark, Ant and I decided to take the supposedly safer option and get a taxi to our hotel.Taxis are regulated at US airports to prevent "gypsy" cabs picking up fares.However, there does not seem to be the same regulations regarding a driver's competence and ability to drive!!! I couldn't decide if the guy was blind, drunk or just didn't know his way around Honolulu!!!!Th...