Thursday, June 6 Starting to wind down our time in Oahu! I can now see why Oahu is such a popular choice when people visit Hawaii- it is SO family friendly and there is just so much to see and do that works for various ages. On Thursday Ivan and I started the day with… Continue reading Day 7: Makapu’u Point Lighthouse, Waimanalo Beach and LUAU!
Wednesday, June 5 Wednesday was our Pearl Harbor day! I think it’s pretty much a given that you have to visit it if you go to Oahu. It’s slightly confusing to sort out the ticket options. The main site is the Visitor Center and USS Arizona memorial. But there are also several other museums both… Continue reading Day 6: Pearl Harbor day, Hula Grill, and more
Tuesday, June 4 Morning: After our pretty long day Monday with more driving than expected, we all agreed we were down with a little more chill morning on Tuesday. We decided we didn’t want to head off anywhere “far away” on the island right away again that day. I met up with my mom in… Continue reading Day 5: Manoa Falls, pool, happy hour, Waikiki by night…
Monday, June 3 Our 4th day already!!! Can’t believe it. I am suddenly so thankful we have a long trip planned because I kind of cannot imagine if we had to leave already in a couple days. Yesterday was a little… wonky, at first, but ended up all working out to be a great day… Continue reading Day 4: Derailed plans + North Shore detour!
Sunday, June 2nd Ahhh this was a beautiful day. We saw some of the most STUNNING scenery and I apologize in advance for probable extreme photo overload. 😁 Will try to keep this as brief as I can so let’s dive in! Morning: Still up early but slightly better- I think up by a little… Continue reading Day 3: Ho’omaluhia Garden, Byodo-In Temple, Kualoa Ranch
Saturday, June 1st First full day is in the books, and it was a great one! 🙂 Started early on the balcony, as I mentioned yesterday: By 6/6:30 we headed down for tea/coffee. The boys were also up really early and decided to go to the gym at 4:50 am. 😆 Nice coffee shop in… Continue reading Day 2: Diamond Head, Halona Blow Hole, beach…
Friday, May 31: Day One We made it! Pretty sure I start every travel post with those words but, phew, it felt a bit challenging to be ready to go this time. Just the busy season plus work plus Asher’s graduation on Thursday night… (more on that later! It was great.) Maybe sometime I’ll write… Continue reading Aloha Hawaii!!
After a few recent dedicated and fairly lengthy planning sessions, I think I have the "big rocks" of our Hawaii trip all set. YAY!!! My trip planning methods have shifted some over the years. I guess it actually depends on the location, really. I usually use some combination of: 1) Good old-fashioned guidebooks When I… Continue reading My travel planning style and resources
HI and sorry about disappearing! For a whole week! I just realized my last post was last Friday, which is a very long time for me to go with no blog posts. I had told myself I wasn't allowed to write any regular posts until I finished my Smokies recaps, but I still have 2… Continue reading A check in! And oops, a Hawaii $$ related spiraling tirade…
GRATEFUL KAE 