January 29, 2007, Monday, Day 2
The Waikiki Sand Villa Hotel is situated on the corner of Ala Wai Boulevard and Kanekapolei, just two blocks from the beach. It provides the basics, a bed, bathroom, lanais, TV, fridge, and safe, all neatly compacted into about 150 square feet. But what wasn’t advertised was the ocean glimpse. (See photo taken on high telephoto). The view in the other direction is much better, the Ala Wai Golf Course and the mountains. Our task today was to travel by bus to the far side of Honolulu to buy, yes a bus pass. If we use them enough they will pay for themselves, if not, at least it will avoid finding $2 each trip. It’s been very windy, the Pineapple Express obviously originates somewhere to the west of here. The windsurfers and kite surfers were really enjoying the wind off of Waikiki today. There is a lot of reconstruction here, two of our favourite restaurants from two years ago are gone. We will have to search out new ones.
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PSAs in the past, the system won't allow upload of photos. I will work on this.
January 28, 2007, Sunday, Day 1
Harmony Airways provided excellent and comfortable service for our flight to Honolulu. We were treated to a spectacular view of Mt. Rainier and Mt. St. Helens as we flew over the Washington and Oregon coasts. The approach into Honolulu International Airport provides another wonderful view of Koko Head, Haunama Bay, Diamond Head, Kapiolani Park, and Waikiki Beach. For your trip to Honolulu, choose seats on the right side of the aircraft to see these spectacular sights. We dined at an old favourite, Perry’s Smorgy. The food was excellent and the variety extensive. Twenty seven degrees here today, Oh it’s good to be back.
Bob’s Blog
January 21, 2007. The Pineapple Express is the name given to the strong winds that blow out of the Pacific Ocean from the vicinity of Hawaii bringing winter storms and heavy rain to the British Columbia coast and the US Pacific Northwest. While this phenomenon has been brutal to the Pacific Coast this winter, it has provided Alberta with an extremely mild winter. For us it's a good thing. We hope to enjoy even better weather as we look forward to spending four weeks in Oahu. Follow our blog as we depart Calgary on January 28th to enjoy a few weeks of sun and sand in beautiful Hawaii.
