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My next leg took me to LAX and finally to Kuhului (OGG) on Maui. Now, my parents were supposed to go through Denver to Kuhului on UA but their flight left 30 minutes early and they weren't informed so they missed. They ended up catching an AA flight to SFO and then to OGG, arriving 5 hours later than originally planned. Luckily that meant they arrived just 15 minutes before I did. Unfortunately, my sister, who flew through Seoul and Honolulu had to wait those 5 hours all alone. Anyway, Hawaii is pretty nice and overall we're taking it easy instead of trying to cram everything in. Then again, the rest of my family is staying a full two weeks so we have plenty of time to enjoy the island. The weather is pretty nice, though a bit warm for my tastes. On weather.com, all 10 days I will be here was forcasted to be 88 degrees. The one down side is that our hotel, which is decent otherwise, does not have A/C. Apparently there are a good number of businesses and hotels that do not have A/C since it doesn't get quite so unbearably hot here. At night, with all the windows open, it drops to a comfortable 70-72 degrees. So, on my flight over, I was watching Alton Brown's "Feasting on Asphault," which rekindled my desire to search out local haunts. So I keep telling my family, "NO CHAINS," since we can eat them on "the mainland." So far they've been really good at listening to my objections and suggestions, although it's interesting when they see interesting restaurants and I have to point out that they are chains (e.g. Bubba Shrimp, Maui Taco, etc.) More on some local places we've found tomorrow... Posted 06/13/2007 03:04 PM in Uncategorized | Total Comments: (5) Link To This Blargh Comments
Recommendations Go to Lahaina and Hana. Take a snorkeling trip to Molikini. Do a novice scuba dive (if you are interested). I recommend Lahaina Divers (I got my PADI cert from them, then went back on a later trip). Go up to see the top of the volcano, but I recommend against the bike tours as their bikes were crap (they put drum brakes so the pads wouldn't have to be replaced as often, but they have no stopping power). Submitted by Cliff on 06/13/2007 04:47 PM no chains Make sure you're looking up the highly recommended local restaurants so your experiences end up mostly memorable and extra tasty. Submitted by Dan on 06/14/2007 00:32 AM a recommendation mandanrin hotel (a 10 min drive from waikiki) in oahu has dolphins in the swimming pool. visitors r allowed to watch them at the pool. never got as close to dolphins before Submitted by shabushab on 06/14/2007 05:05 AM Enjoy your time! Photos of Jenelle and me in Hawaii are up at http://www.benandjenelle.com We had a great experience with Goofy Foot Surf School in Lahaina, and also snorkeling the Molokini Crater on the "Four Winds II". We also did a kayak/snorkel trip with Maui EcoTours, which was quite fun. Submitted by Ben I. on 06/14/2007 04:22 PM On Maui He's on Maui, so I don't think he'll be visiting attractions on Oahu (unless that's part of the trip later). Submitted by Cliff on 06/15/2007 03:36 PM Add Comment
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