Oahu, Kauai, Hawaii(the Big Island) and Maui….My god, what are those islands beautiful!! We flew to every island and stayed around 3 weeks in total. Not only we had terrific weather, the food, the people, the scenery was just perfect. From every island we can say lots of nice things, but we will give you some highlights…
Kauai is very laidback, but really developed. You‘ll find 30-ers, well educated, environmentally aware people. A lot of Americans moved here to spend more time to live than work. A very friendly environment with all the luxury around. Hanalei Bay was the most perfect place….Imagine yourself, palmtrees, guave plantations, the beautifull ocean, colorful hammocks, stop at Mango Mamma’s for the best breakfast and lunch on the whole Island!!!!! (next to the school on the road to Hanalei Bay). Around lunchtime taking a surf in the relaxing bay with a longboard, feel the sand between your toes, see the sunset and go back home and make some dinner with some vegetables and fruit from the garden.....Do you need more??
Hawaii, Two sides, Two Words: Rainy & Sunny (and a Volcano Park!!!).
You have to see it to believe it! We loved to see the volcano environment, especially if it is still active and you can see the lava flows. Beautiful and so peaceful. When you go, you get a ticket for 7 days (you can’t walk because of the distances). So if they give you 7 days to see the area, imagine how big it is!
Oahu is very nice too. Waikiki is crowded, but a really romantic place. The Northshore is nice to see the big waves and surfers who rides them. Hale’iwa is a very nice place and they have nice restaurants there (we recommend the Thai). And then there is Diamond Head!! From here you have a 360 view and you can see the whole of Waikiki. A typical TravelFlavour happening. A beautiful view and climb up.
Maui, not only we met our friends from Australia here, we saw lots and lots of whales, amazing!! These animals are really huge!! Even the baby is scary big… but what a beautiful encounter. Some great pictures taken again and a day to remember with our friends from OZ.
We also went up the Halekala..laleualei or something like that….If you’ve seen “50 first dates” you would understand, we can’t remember all the Hawaiian names….
Again a volcanic mountain area, but now 3 km above sea level. We went up to experience the sunset. While going up by car, we drove some parts through the clouds. That was something special, instead of flying through them by airplane. You have to be carefull that you don’t get sick of the height, so take it slowly. Off course we saw the famous Silver Sword (see picture). A plant/flower only found on the top of the Maui volcano. When we where at the highest point we waited for the sunset…“Downstairs”, at sea level, it was 30 degrees, but now “upstairs”, at 10.000 ft. it was like minus 10 degrees!!?!?! What the F*&K!! I’m carrying my thermo underwear to every hot place until now, for what?? And now I forget to put it on??!! So people, after like, 5 seconds, I couldn’t take pictures anymore, because my fingers where frozen!! Thank God I heard my mothers voice (hallucinating from the cold?!) “honey put your hands under your arm pits … And after a while I could move my hands again. Did I already tell you I LOVE my MOTHER!!! Off course Huib was really supporting, he laughed the whole time, because let say he just adored me (so I want to believe)….But overall one of the best experiences again….You’ve got to do it, to believe it!
