Category Archives: Hawaii
Visit to Hale’iwa
We spent the day out at Hale’iwa as the surf was not good for any snorkeling and we sent our scuba gear back from Maui. On the road back: We really are enjoying the view of the big waves from our hotel room at Turtle Bay, and as a […]
Continue readingLu’au at Old Lahaina
Much clearer day than yesterday. We could watch the cruise ship from our room, and actually read the name. The West Maui Mountains, which were the only thing cloud covered on Thursday afternoon…too late to save the last chance at a dive on Maui, but still, it meant that at least the only Luau […]
Continue readingTravel to Oahu from Maui
Time to leave Maui and check in to Turtle Bay Resort on the North Shore of Oahu.
Continue readingAerobatics in a Stearman
I got a chance to fly with Stearman Bi-Plane Rides out of Dillingham Airfield on Oahu. The Pilot/Owner, Bruce Clements, has over 20 years flying experience and the Stearman N2S was in immaculate condition. The Stearman (Boeing) Model 75 was built in the 1930’s and 1940’s as a military trainer. It has excellent flight characteristics […]
Continue readingFirst Bi-Plane Flight
It’s finally here… the day I get to touch the sky in an open cockpit bi-plane (a restored WWII era Stearman) and the icing on this cake was the scenery I got to view during my trip was in Oahu! Eric and I flew with Bruce Clements of Stearman Bi-Plane Rides out of Dillingham […]
Continue readingOur First Dive of 2011
Simone and I headed out of Honokohau Marina for a two tank dive with Torpedo Tours. We dived with them in 2009 and looked forward a great adventure. Things didn’t go exactly as planned. Simone got sick on the first dive at Pinnacle Pyramids and I spent most of my dive swimming around the boat. […]
Continue readingMy Birthday in Hawaii
The big plan today was a Night Manta Ray Dive with Sea Paradise. Unfortunately, Mother Nature had other ideas. Big swells and rough surf meant no dive for us. We did have a fun time at LuLu’s for a late lunch. This is one of our favorites haunts on The Big Island. With a basket […]
Continue readingWhale Watch with Dan McSweeney
Yeah! Today we finally did something as planned. Today we went on a whale watch with Captain Dan McSweeney. This is something we have done on each visit to the Big Island. That makes this the 8th trip. We have always seen whales, but some years are better than others. This year we followed two […]
Continue readingTour Kona Brewing Company
We packed up our gear and sent several items home. The SCUBA gear was sent to Maui for the next part of our adventure. We hadn’t had a chance to eat at one of our favorite restaurants, so since this was a slow day it was a perfect opportunity. Off to Kona Brewing Company we […]
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