Category: My blog
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Chilling in Noosa with the Ozlings
The last few days have been spent catching up with the Australian side of the Dowling clan, or the Ozlings as they will now be known. As well as the humans (Ian, Kylie and Zeke) there also the animal Ozlings who are Poo and Ginger (cats) and Myar. Myar is biologically a dog but she…
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Mahalo Honolulu, G’Day Oz
Managed to fit in a circuit around Ala Mauna park this morning before getting our flight to Brisbane. Uneventful flight with Hawaiian other than plane only half full so got 2 seats each – yahoo! On arrival, Steve’s bag turned up on the carousel looking as though it had gone ten rounds with a crocodile.…
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A day in Hawaii five-o land
This morning we went for a run around Ala Moana park and beach. It was lovely, so pretty and lots of people out for an early morning walk. We spent the rest of the morning reading the local paper and swimming on Fort Derussy beach, the far end of Waikiki beach. Much quieter and nearer…
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Mahalo Big Island, Aloha Honolulu
Up at 5am as had to get to Kona airport for 8.30am and also sort out paperwork etc for the dent in the car. We decided to go “over the top” i.e take the road that cuts across the island. It’s quicker but unfortunately hilllier than the other way, and Mildred the Tiny Nissan does…
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Highs and Lows of Hilo
Steve and I had dreams of travel problems in the night so while I was showering this morning, he checked our bookings for Honolulu. Our hotel was booked for the 3 April instead of 3 March. After some scurrying around and scouring booking.com, we found somewhere to stay that is cheaper and looks nicer than…
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Poke and Pyroclastics
Actually managed to successfully get the washing and tumble drying done today. After chores, we hot footed it down to Suisan, the fish market, to pick up some fish for dinner and poke for lunch. Poke is a traditional Hawaiian dish of raw fish marinated in a variety of ways, served with rice and…
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Whale Watching
We booked a trip to go whale watching in Kona today. The journey to Kona takes 2.5 hours the scenic route so we were off and out by 8.30am. It was a beautiful day and we managed to find time to wander along a short trail to a beautiful cove, just beyond some botanical gardens.…
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Climbing Mauna Kea
Mauna Kea is the highest volcano in Hawaii, standing proud at 4207 metres. However, most of it is under water and if you take that into account, it’s over 10,000 metres tall – higher than Everest. It’s also one of the few places in the world you can drive from sea level to over 4000…
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Car trauma and rain stops play
All ready to go to the farmers market and just about to get into the car when Steve spotted a huge dent in the rear of the drivers side. Thank goodness the person who hit the car was honest and left a very apologetic note on the windscreen with her details. She lives in…
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Hilo Coast
The thought of sitting on a plane or in a car was not appealing, so today we decided to use our legs and have a stroll around the local area. First though, we wandered down to the natural ocean pool outside our apartment. A sign said you might see green turtles here but they…
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