Up early and packed , sorted kids for home and took them out for breakfast. They have passports, money, tickets and have been checked in. Taxi is booked, room extended to 2pm and and porters organised to pick up bags etc. Our taxi arrived and we are all checked in, through security and sitting in the quantas lounge. We have rang kids to get a taxi 30 minutes earlier as its very busy. Not long till we board for the next part of our world tour!

Got up and lay around the poool for a couple of hours, got ready, picked up the car and headed to the airport for 2pm flight back to Honolulu. We were sat at the very back of the plane right next to the engines . I think Honolulu must be a more challenging airport to land in , and it seemed as if the engine noise was going up and down, and the plane dropping and slowing in a way I had not experinced before- To be honest it was a little unnerving- Myles was past h...

Perfect weather- lay around the pool- positioned sunbeds so we could look directly out at sea and at 4pm it was like we were given our own Seaworld show by the whales , blowing, jumping it was amazing.Got ready and had a walk along the beach front past all the hotels- one had a Hula show on the beach, so wathced a bit of that. Went through the Marriott reception to the shopping Mall were we went to Ruths Steakhouse for surf and turf which was lovely. Called the h...

Went to the shopping Mall this morning in the car for breakfast, returned home and hit the sunbeds all day. Had a trip down to the beach were the waves were great. Saw the most amazing sight of whales just off shore , blowing and you could see the tales popping up and down. If you got past the intial big waves and put your head in the calmer sea water you could actually hear the whales singing- amazing. Went for a walk along the path that seems to run the whole l...

Flights from Kona Big Island went well , arriving at Maui at 11.30 , picking up car and then at the Fairmont for 12.45. Checked in but had towait for room, so we went to the grill for a great meal of grilled prawns and salad. Had a look aroung the magnificent grounds and beach area- this place is Fantastic. By the time we had finished the suites were ready , with a view over the gardens and sea - this picture was the view I awoke to. Lay around the pool, then ...