Aloha!!! Here we sit, waiting to board our flight home- very sad to be leaving this beautiful island. I left my heart in SF, but Hawaii has captivated us all and we are already planning a return trip. The people are so welcoming, the scenery spectacular, the food delicious ...and the Mai Tais and other cocktails irresistible...and the water and beach so gorgeous! Our trip to the SS Arizona memorial yesterday was just breathtaking...it is an amazing experience and...

Aloha - we arrived in Hawaii this morning, after a very early start and goodbye to LA. Yesterday we did the big tour of LA and it was really cool- stars' homes, Hollywood etc - I lived it all, andeven thekids were pretty much entertained for the full 5 hours. We then had dinner at Mel'a Drive-In (ad in American Graffiti and owned by Al Pacino and Robert De Niro)- a great way to say farewell to the mainland. Today it was raining whenwe arrived in Honululu, so af...

Our last day with the Mustang, so we made the most of it and a sunny, but cool, day to cruise down to Santa Monica pier. We had the best English breakfast in this really cool English pub there (only place open besides Maccas) where the hype was building for the royal wedding and we watched Chelsea v West Ham with a bunch of English tourists!!! Lots of fun, and they even had a shop where we were able to buy some choccie Cadbury Easter eggs...all the others I have ...

After long days in Disneyland and Legoland, here we sit outside Starbucks in West Hollywood, using their free wifi like everyone else and enjoying the LA sunshine. We have had lots of fun and the water park at Legoland topped it all off with waterslides and even dryers that you stand in! Today we are up for some star spotting, shopping, maybe Universal Studios or whatever...just California Dreaming! It is Good Friday so we have to check out what is open...

Our last day in Disney...Andrew called it the best day ever in his life and Grave has just been excited all day! My legs are aching, but I feel really warm and happy..,my kids had a great day and I saw Grace smile all day as she rode the rides, and got autographs from and photos with Disney characters - her favorite and we queued for 30 min to see was Minnie - in the queue Isaid to her 'Do you want me to be in the photo with you?' and she had been nervous all...