We started the day in our condo in Kapaa, Kauai. We got out the door right on time and to the airport to return our rental car. Our flight to Honolulu was on Hawaiian Airlines, and it was better than Go! Airlines in every way. Free checked bags for each of the four of us,… Continue reading Hawaii – Day 8 – Oahu
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Hawaii – Day 7 – North Side
Today we hit the north side of the island. We started at the Kilauea lighthouse, which was a really cool scenic outlook and wildlife refuge. We saw a few seabirds, but the place wasn’t officially open until 10:00 am, so we weren’t able to go inside. We went to the beach at ‘Anini. (It used… Continue reading Hawaii – Day 7 – North Side
Hawaii – Day 6 – Plane Ride and Shopping
Today we started off at the Lihue airport for a plane tour of the island. It lasted about an hour and we saw pretty much the whole island. But we were pretty high up in the air, and we weren’t as impressed with the tour as we thought we would be. We hit Walmart for… Continue reading Hawaii – Day 6 – Plane Ride and Shopping
Hawaii – Day 5 – Kayaking and Hiking
Today started with a timeshare pitch at Shell Vacation Club just down the road. The saleswoman didn’t appreciate having gotten the two young couples who definitely weren’t going to buy a timeshare today. She was pretty condescending to us, but we got out of there unscathed and with a $100 discount per couple for our… Continue reading Hawaii – Day 5 – Kayaking and Hiking
Hawaii – Days 3 and 4 – Fun in the Sun and on the Water
Yesterday was a full day of fun! We started at the highly-recommended Poipu Beach on the south side of the island. We started out with snorkels, but ours didn’t work very well, so we ended up just resting and sunning in the sand. After a couple of hours of hanging out and smelling cigarette smoke… Continue reading Hawaii – Days 3 and 4 – Fun in the Sun and on the Water
Hawaii – Day 2 – Church and Getting Oriented
This morning, the resort held what they called an orientation for new guests, but seemed to us more like a meat market for companies to come in and pitch their services. They held a raffle for each company, and Debbie won a 5-hour boat trip that we were already interested in anyway, so we decided… Continue reading Hawaii – Day 2 – Church and Getting Oriented
Hawaii – Go Airlines sucks!
My customer service experience with Go Airlines yesterday was terrible. They were providing our flight from Honolulu to Lihue last night, and our flight was supposed to take off from HNL at 5:45 p.m. When we first checked in with the front desk at about 5:00, they said the flight was delayed until about 6:00.… Continue reading Hawaii – Go Airlines sucks!
Hawaii – Day 1 – Airports
It’s been a long day. We got up at 5:30 MST in our home in American Fork, Utah. We got out the door by 6:30 and to the SLC airport by 7:30. We got through security and our flight to Denver passed without excitement. We grabbed some lunch at an overpriced wrap place in the… Continue reading Hawaii – Day 1 – Airports
California Dreaming
This week, our vacation is driving to Sarah’s sister Lynn’s house in California to pick up her three kids for the summer. They’ll be staying at our house and with their other Utah relatives for a couple of months. We borrowed Judy’s van and packed up our kids on Tuesday morning for the ride. Tuesday,… Continue reading California Dreaming
Free Vegas Vacation
Pictures from our Vegas Vacation Sarah and I got a free 2-night stay in Las Vegas for test-driving a car and we used it this week to go to the Golden Nugget in downtown Vegas. (If you’re not familiar with the city, most of the fancy new touristy places are further down on the Strip,… Continue reading Free Vegas Vacation