Caught the bus today that goes all around the island on the coast road. Meant to jump off at Waimea Beach but missed the stop and had to get off at the next beach. We were glad we did because the sea was full of Giant Sea Turtles and the beach was practically deserted. I have not been too impressed with Hawaii to date as Waikiki and Honolulu are over developed and over populated but the North Shore was much different. Most of the beaches were quiet and the scener...

Well we finally managed to get ourselves organised and leave the 18 - 30s crowd at the pool and went to Pearl Harbor. Bought a 4 day bus pass for $25 (bargain). Got to the harbor and was devastated to find that I could only go and watch the film, visit the USS Arizona Memorial and wander round the grounds as I did not have ID. I had to let Nick loose by himself for a few hours while I wandered round the grounds looking at different types of torpedos (if anyone ha...

Decided to take it easy again today so went down to Waikiki Beach for a bit of body boarding. Unfortunately the surf wasn't up so came back to the hotel pool in the afternoon to find a full Dutch 18 -30 poolside disco going on. It started off well with a bit of Jacko and Lady Gaga but deteriorated rapidly to The Lion Sleeps Tonight and Candle in the Wind in Dutch! Went over to the hostel in the evening to make some food - it feels like the set of Home and Away as...

Arrived at our hostel late last night and as it was fully booked we were given a room in the hotel next door, which is not too bad it's got a pool/jacuzzi and we have our own bathroom. Spent the day at the pool recovering from the hectic few weeks we've had in the USA. Nick reckons the hotel is an 18 - 30 for dutch people as we are the only British and the only ones over 25. As you can imagine he is gutted as all the girls are 7 stone and are parading around in s...