Hawaii
Jan 27-31, 2006
AC 161 YYZ-YVR, AC45 YVR-HNL, AC 44 HNL-YVR, AC156 YVR-YYZ
Some free Hyatt nights happened to expire at the end of January, the Grand Hyatt Kauai was available, AC seats were cheap and we had some upgrades. I cannot think of a better way to end January. We had two nights in Honolulu, got to see our friends Yuka and Robert and had two great nights in Kauai. The red eye home wasn’t the best, but after seeing Hawaii you cannot complain too much.
Jan 28
Wake up in Waikiki after a late night arrival, spend day on Oahu
Waikiki Harbour (anyone up for a 3 hour tour?)
Honolulu skyline with harbour in foreground.
Looking back on Diamond Head
Tom and Gord at the Diamond Head Lookout
More from Diamond Head
... Gord and Yuka looking back on Honolulu
Heading East from Honolulu
More of the Southern shore
Hike to lighthouse on Makapu’u Point
Rabbit Island from Makapu’u Point
Pali Lookout our favorite stop outside of Honolulu
The surfboards of Waikiki -- just for browsing
Time for a swim on Waikiki
Jan 29
Honolulu to Grand Hyatt Poipu, Kauai
Morning shot of Diamond Head
Other half of the Hyatt with Waikiki behind
Waimea Canyon - Grand Canyon of the Pacific
Flowers and Canyon
Another lookout
This is the grand part...
Definitely not your first expectation for Kauai
A short hike to Pu’u o Kila Lookout to Na Pali coast
Gord at Pu’u o Kila
Na Pali Coast
Gord closer to the edge
Looking West
One of the many free range Kaua’i chickens
Po’ipu Blow Hole -- one of many tries for a good shot
Po’ipu Beach
Jan 30
Grand Hyatt and Exploring Kauai
Start of Na Pali Trail
We started early, but it was a long hot hike
Some of the better trail, no mud near the edge
More famous coast
The final beach, as far as you can go on a day hike
Looking back on the coast on our way back
Kilauea Lighthouse on the NE - we drove here
Jan 31
Last morning at Grand Hyatt
Grand Hyatt Kaua’i Beach
Tom outside our room
Flight to Honolulu and home on red-eye, arrive 6:00 am on 1st