Had another great day today! After breakfast took off with a 'Best of Kauai Tour' in a mini bus with Domi. It was great and we learned a lot about the history and language of Hawaii. Domi would tell us stuff then make us all recite it back to him. Rather unusual but cleverly done and we seemed to retain quite a bit. (Not sure if we'll still remember it all tomorrow however!) Went on a river cruise to a small cave and had Hawaian Hula dancers and musicians play...

Got up early (like 5.30AM) as we had to get down to the wharf for a boat trip with Captain Andy's! After dodging all the morning peak traffic we got to the wharf on time. The boat was a beautiful big catamaran with a trapeze at the front. The trip sailed from Port Allan in the south of Kauai and out along the Na Pali coast which is beautiful. Large sea cliffs and dolphins along the way! Breakfast and lunch were provided and the crew were fantastic. We had a sn...

Lisa took off for a walk before breakfast which she enjoyed. We had booked to go on a helicopter flight this afternoon which I was a bit nervous about as I'd never been in a helicopter before! We decided to visit the Waimea canyon in the morning. This was a lovely drive along the cliff tops of the amazing canyon which was described by Mark Twain as the Grand Canyon of the Pacific! Lots of lovely waterfalls and the weather was great. Fine and sunny! Stopped at a...

Day began with the obligatory Time Share Meet and Greet. (No Time Share hard sell luckily) Various tour company's showing their products. We made lists, had a healthy donut and coffee (percollated) to kick start the day and listened to some singing and Hula dancing. Discussed options and handed our list in at the activities desk before heading north to the lighthouse for a look. Then had a swim at a nearby beach. Lovely and calm and the water was so warm! Then...

Left the cold behind as we headed for Sydney and on to Honolulu where we landed before we started according to my watch. We got to have another Sat Sept 5. Got through customs and found the interisland terminal where we settled into a massage chair for a few minutes of unpleasant back manipulation. Mark and Lyn weren't so lucky. They had flown from Melbourne and arrived an hour after us but Mark got 'detained' by customs and may appear on an episode of 'Border ...