Life is Good, 2 Weeks in Hawaii

[AZDANSX230HO]

A great view of Waikiki Beach. Staying 7 nights on Oahu and 7 nights on the Big Island.

 

[captras]

Which Hotel? We were at the Aston Waikiki. Curious to know about the big island....that will be our next visit, most likely! Have a great time.....of course...its hard not too out there

 

[AZDANSX230HO]

Which Hotel? We were at the Aston Waikiki. Curious to know about the big island....that will be our next visit, most likely! Have a great time.....of course...its hard not too out there

We are at the Hilton Waikiki Village Beach Resort in the Kalia Tower. We own a timeshare with Hilton Grand Vacations, all of their properties are awesome! Last time we were on the Big Island was for just 3 days, did not have much time to explore, but this trip being a week on Oahu and a week on the Big Island should give us plenty of time to do a lot of things. Google Big Island Manta Ray Night Snorkel and Dive, that's on our list.

 

[Big Shasta]

Awesome, We stayed in almost that exact room 2 years ago. Loved that place but DAMN they can pull money out of you in a hurry.

Take a walk to eggs n things for breakfast one morning. https://www.eggsnthings.com/

Enjoy it.

 

[AZDANSX230HO]

Awesome, We stayed in almost that exact room 2 years ago. Loved that place but DAMN they can pull money out of you in a hurry.

Take a walk to eggs n things for breakfast one morning. https://www.eggsnthings.com/

Enjoy it.

Indeed, this is our 4th year at the Hilton Waikiki Village Beach Resort, it's a wallet drainer but we keep coming back! We have eaten at Eggs N Things, good restaurant for breakfast.

 

[Murf'n'surf]

Have fun and hope you don't need to call Dog the bond man!

 

[AZDANSX230HO]

Have fun and hope you don't need to call Dog the bond man!

Heck I have never been in trouble with the law, worst thing was a speeding ticket 25 years ago Lol.

 

[captras]

Heck I have never been in trouble with the law, worst thing was a speeding ticket 25 years ago Lol.

hahahaha.....for 10 years....I WAS the law....Houston PD

 

[AZDANSX230HO]

Yesterday we drove over 100 miles exploring the coast of Oahu, absolutely stunning scenery everywhere!

 

[AZDANSX230HO]

Friday we are taking a Catamaran Tour to Kaneohe Bay to the Sandbar and to a reef for snorkeling.

 

[stever40]

We just got back! Stayed at Aulani on Oahu. Was immediately ready to turn right back around and go back.

Enjoy the stay.

 

[AZDANSX230HO]

We just got back! Stayed at Aulani on Oahu. Was immediately ready to turn right back around and go back.

Enjoy the stay.

Thanks! That's how we felt a few years ago, love it here, we have considered moving here a few times, but being close to our family is more important.

Just had a nice dinner with a buddy of mine and his wife who live here, we became friends through the Corvette Forum, he moved here for his job last year, they like it here, but extremely expensive to live here!

 

[BobbyP]

Kua Aina sandwich shop in Haleiwa.
Shore Bird in Waikiki.
Dukes on the Beach.

Check out Manoa falls in Manoa valley. Short easy hike.

 

[Wayloncle]

Very nice!
We were thinking of going to HI when my wife gets back from her deployment in Julyish, we have now changed our minds to a cruise, probably a Disney Cruise. Main reason for changing our mind is that a lot of stuff we would want to do in HI we wouldn't be able to take my 4 year old on like hiking, zip lining....adventurous stuff like that.

 

[AZDANSX230HO]

Very nice!
We were thinking of going to HI when my wife gets back from her deployment in Julyish, we have now changed our minds to a cruise, probably a Disney Cruise. Main reason for changing our mind is that a lot of stuff we would want to do in HI we wouldn't be able to take my 4 year old on like hiking, zip lining....adventurous stuff like that.

It's tough vacationing when the kids are little, after 28 years of raising our 3 kids we became empty nesters last year, really enjoying being just the two of us.

We are doing a family cruise at the end of April, over 20 of us going, we enjoy cruises except getting on and off the ship, you feel like a herd of cattle lol.

 

[AZDANSX230HO]

Kua Aina sandwich shop in Haleiwa.
Shore Bird in Waikiki.
Dukes on the Beach.

Check out Manoa falls in Manoa valley. Short easy hike.

We have been to Dukes in the past, will have to check out the other places. Thanks for the recommendations.

 

[AZDANSX230HO]

Kaneohe Bay Sandbar was incredible.

 

[zipper]

@AZDANSX230HO Next week when you are on the big Island make sure you check out Parker and Kahua ranches. Parker is my wifes ancestral home. She is the 9th generation of Parkers/Smarts. Although she never lived on the ranch, we were the last family members to stay at Puuopelu as it was being turned into a museum just before her grandfathers death in 1992. We have old footage (1930s) of how they used to swim the cattle out to the ships and then pluck them out of the water, pretty wild. Here is my wife sitting on a stone wall along the long driveway to Puuopelu back in 1988. and riding on the ranch with her dad Gil, and tacking up at pukalani stable.Have some fun on the Big Island Dan Aloha.

 

[AZDANSX230HO]

@AZDANSX230HO Next week when you are on the big Island make sure you check out Parker and Kahua ranches. Parker is my wifes ancestral home. She is the 9th generation of Parkers/Smarts. Although she never lived on the ranch, we were the last family members to stay at Puuopelu as it was being turned into a museum just before her grandfathers death in 1992. We have old footage (1930s) of how they used to swim the cattle out to the ships and then pluck them out of the water, pretty wild. Here is my wife sitting on a stone wall along the long driveway to Puuopelu back in 1988.View attachment 52209 and riding on the ranch with her dad Gil,View attachment 52210 and tacking up at pukalani stable.View attachment 52211Have some fun on the Big Island Dan Aloha.

We will make it a priority to visit there and pay homage to your Wife's Family.

 

[zipper]

@AZDANSX230HO Man you are up early.