Tuesday 5th April What a big day today was. Today started with a dolphin snorkel leaving from Ko Olina at 6.30. Left a little late and traffic was bad so we were late. Made it but only just. We boarded the catamaran after a very quick breakfast and safety briefing and motored out from the harbour. Our first stop was a small reef where we snorkeled and saw thousands of beautiful fish. It was an artificial reef created on the pipeline coming from the power plant. ...

Wednesday 6th April Howdy all. I am writing this blog on my brand new IPad 2. We finally got on at Target. Yay. We haven't done much today other that our final shopping at Ala Moana. I am really going to miss that shopping centre, the stores and prices are great. While Alex and I shopped Gary went to Pearl Harbour and did a tour of the USS Missouri. Dis I mention I got an IPad? Gary and Alex have gone to the international market to finish her gift shopping and a...

Sunday 3rd April. Yesterday we drove up the Windwood coast to the North Shore. We took our time and stopped at lots of lovely beaches along the way. All along the highway there are beach parks which are grasses areas lined with palm trees behind the sand. Great idea. Kailua was a great town with a lovely beach and not very busy. We stopped for shrimp from one of the shrimp vans along the highway. I had garlic shrimp, delicious, gary and alex had coconut shrimp. ...

Thursday 31st march Today we went to Wet n Wild and what a waste of a day that was. It is nothing like the one on the Gold Coast. It was understaffed, took 3/4 hr to get in, half the rides werent working and was dirty and run down. Gary and Alex got a few rides in and then we left. Found a much better supermarket,Wholefoods, bought some dinner and came home. After tea we caught the bus to Waikiki and Gary picked up a hobo who told him his lifes story whilst sli...

Friday 1st April. This morning we finally found target. It was huge and had so much more than our target stores. there is a possibility that thay may be getting in some Ipad 2. I just need to call and see when they get them in. this afaternoon was our trip with Mitch. We went first to a rainforest and waterfall 10 mins from the city centre. They have filmed many movies and TV shows there as it has such east access. After another short drive and Mitch talking non...