Oahu Visit
April 2012
After San Francisco we flew to Hawaii for a stay on the Island of Oahu followed by a 7 day cruise on the Pride of America. We stayed at the Waikiki Outrigger Hotel for two nights before joining the cruise ship. After the ship returned to Honolulu we stayed another three nights at the Hilton Hawaiian Village before returning to Vancouver and another week with Andrew, Kristie and Tessa in Duvall Washington.
While in Oahu we enjoyed our time on Waikiki Beach in the warm water and clean sand. Some of the highlights of the stay were the Arizona War Memorial, a tour of the city of Honolulu, the Polynesian Cultural Center, many visits to the ABC Stores, the restaurants and the shops along Waikiki Beach.
It would be very difficult for anyone who likes to complain about the weather to live in Hawaii. It is almost perfect every day.
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Trip Poster.
Arriving at Honolulu.
Waikiki Outrigger, our Hotel.
Waikiki Beach in front of our Hotel. Diamond Head in the background.
Another shot of the Outrigger.
The restaurant at the Waikiki Hotel.
A view from our seat at Duke's restaurant.
A shopping arear near the Hotel.
A little critter enjoying the sun.
Lots of buses to take one shopping.
On the beach in front of the Hotel.
Sunset.
Another shot of Duke's and the Waikiki Outrigger.
Duke and a guy checking into the Hotel.
The view from our room.
More sights on the beach.
Genevieve wants to take up surfing!
A pan taken in front of the Waikiki Outrigger.
A pan of Pearl harbour. The Arizona Memorial and Missouri can be seen on the far shore.
The Arizona Memorial.
Part of the Arizona hull.
A gun turret mount.
A list of the Officers and crew members of the Arizona who lost their lives during the Japanese attack on December 7, 1944.
The Missouri, the ship on which the Japanese surrender documents were signed.
Pearl Harbour in the background.
'Black Tears' oozing from the Arizona.
In front of the submarine Bowfin.
Getting ready to visit the Polynesian Cultural Center.
One of the thatch buildings.
Typical interior of a royal hut.
Statues.
A large canoe.
A water tour of the center.
My first attempt at weaving palm leaves.
Coconuts 101 - How to make coconut bread.
Drumming 101 - Basic signals.
Coconuts 102 - How to make a fire.
Coconuts 103 - How to make coconut milk.
On the canal.
The icecream barge has arrived - two choices offered with one flavour, take it or leave it.
Genevieve can't resist a cold treat on a hot day.
Another royal hut.
Coconuts 104 - How to climb palm trees.
He made it look easy.
Luau entrance.
Putting the final touches on supper!
The laua was great.
Out for a barge ride.
The commencement of a dancing display.
The first group of dancers.
More dancers.
This group from Figi were very lively.
More dancers.
More dancers.
Two grils from Hawaii.
This group is from Soma.
The day ended with Breath of Life show. It was a spectacular 2 hour display of native folklore, dancing and singing.( This and the next two pictures are from web sites promoting the Polynesian Cultural Center.)
The Breath of Life show.
More from the Breathe of Life show.
The Hilton Hawaiian Village.
The Hotel at night.
This bird was in the reception area.
Another bird standing by to welcome us.
One of the swimming pools that was available to us.
A view of the beach.
A beach pan in front of the Hilton Hotel.
A low rider gave us a demo of his vehicle. Dan did a great job in capturing the action.
King Kemehameha.
Hawaiian banana split - it is every bit as good as it looks!
More birds at the Hilton.
Swimming at the beach.
Back in the hotel pool.
Our driver for most of the stay was Peter, second from the left.
The post for the San Francisco leg of the trip can be found on the web at this LINK .
The post for the San Francisco leg of the trip can be found on the web at this LINK .
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