Back from 3 weeks in Hawaii...Pictures soon.

[daWoods]

Having been forced by the need to make money, and meet other committments, we have returned from Paradise to the great white north. Because of tanning, we no longer look totally normal in our home environment. For those of you going soon, either on a cruise or a land vacation, I hope you enjoy it as much as we did.

 

I'm working on pictures and will have them posted to webshots soon.

[spleen93]

Welcome back, daWoods! Let's see the pictures!

 

Spleen

[cottagemama]

Dawoods

 

I am from Nova Scotia and will be going to paradise in April. Can you fill me in on what types of things you did ie was it a cruise visit, what excurisions did you take etc. any information is greatly appreciated. this will be our first trip here and we are really excited to be going. It will be one week on Oahu then 12 day cruise back to Vancouver. Can hardly wait to get away from this snow! cottagemama

[gambler]

Welcome back, can't wait to see the pics. What info can you give me on Kona? Thanks

[daWoods]

It was a land vacation, so we had lots more time to do whatever we wanted, or nothing. I highly recommend the Pacific Whale Foundation trip. These guys know how to find whales, as you'll see when I get the pictures up. There should be some left in April.

 

Gambler, what type of info are you looking for?

[daWoods]

Here's the link to our pictures.

 

http://community.webshots.com/photo/295564455/295567063UHqKTH

[jenny368]

Great pictures! Thanks for sharing. :D

[spleen93]

Great photos, daWoods!

 

Spleen

[dazedandconfused]

Beautiful pics! What island were you on? We're going to Kauai in May for the first time and can't wait.

[nanna99]

Can't tell you how much we enjoyed your pictures. Thank you for sharing!! We are leaving Sunday 3-27 for our cruise to Hawaii and hope we get as many great pics as you!!

 

Jan

[daWoods]

dazedandconfused--we were on 3 islands, Maui, Big Island and Kauai. Enjoy your trip.

 

Thank you all for your kind comments. Great memories.:D

[gambler]

Great pictures!!!!, Thanks so much

 

Dawoods, we are doing 8 nights on the Big Island at the end of May. We were there two years ago but only for 3 nights so all we saw was the Volcano. We hiked out and saw great active flow. We might do the helicopter tour this time. Who did you use? We are staying at the Hilton Waikoloa. It will not be the time of the year to see whales. We would like to see some black sand beaches, good snorkeling and beaches, sites and waterfalls. What do you suggest? Also, any good places to eat? Thanks Helen

[cottagemama]

Great pics daWoods. I really enjoyed them

 

cottagemama

[RvrCrzr]

Very nice! Thanks for posting. Love those lava pics!

[spleen93]

FWIW, I used to really like the Italian restaurant onsite at the Hilton Waikoloa - Donatoni's. Nice romantic atmosphere and good food.

 

There's also a Roy's in the King's Shops at Waikoloa.

 

Spleen

[ukbballfan]

dawoods

 

Nice pics! You motivated me to get my pics from our 1/23 POA cruise posted. They can be found at:

 

http://community.webshots.com/user/ukbballfan

 

This is just a small sampling of over 500 shots we took. Take an extra memory card with you...you'll need it!

[gambler]

Thanks Spleen, we did not eat at those last time so I will keep them in mind.

[daWoods]

Gambler...we used Blue Hawaiian. They fly out of Waikoloa and Hilo. If you want to do the whole island, use the Waikoloa site, if you just want to do the volcano, drive to Hilo. It's a relatively short drive from where you are if you drive across the island at that end, and the drive south to Hilo.

 

 

Dinner??? Don't know anything about the restaurants at the resorts up the coast, but in Kailua-Kona, you can do Huggo's, and Michelangelos. The food was great at both. If you're looking for informal dining, (not that either of those are formal), Hard Rock Cafe, Outback, and several others are available.

[gambler]

thanks for the info.

[seabreezer]

Your pictures were beautiful - can you tell me what kind of camera you used? Your whale, surf and Waimea Canyon pictures were especially stunning.

[RvrCrzr]

Nice pics! Thanks for sharing them.

uk...what copter service did you go with?

[ukbballfan]

ndjollymon

 

We used Safari Air. They were great. You can book a 1 hour flight online for $139.00. If you go, go early as the clouds move in quickly. They also make a video of your flight for an extra $25.00.

[RvrCrzr]

Sounds really great!

[Aloha Me]

Wonderful pictures. My cruise is over a year away and now I want to go tomorrow. What kind of camera did you use?

[daWoods]

The camera is a Nikon 5700, purchased about a year ago.