This is Kathy and me at the start of our
2007 holiday in Waikiki at the statue of Duke Kahanamoku who is reputed
to be the originator of modern day surfing. There is a
webcam focussed on this site which we were informed of just before
our trip so we had emailed friends and relatives to watch for us waving
on the morning after we arrived at midnight on January 22nd.
Kathy pictured at the Banyon Court Bar of the Sheraton Moana Hotel on Waikiki.
Me at the same place - our favourite bar on Waikiki.
Kathy pictured at the Banyon Court Bar of the Sheraton Moana Hotel on Waikiki.
Me at the same place - our favourite bar on Waikiki.
This is the umbrella, surf boards and
snorkel gear that an old hippie type beach bum brought to the beach in
front of the Sheraton Moana beach bar every day. Each day he
would elaborately carry this stuff down to the beach and set up his
camp area, then disappear for hours at end. Never did determine
what he did all day but it sure wasn't surfing or snorkelling!!
I took this picture of Diamond Head to
the left and Waikiki in front from a ridge top north of Waikiki that I
rode up to on a scooter that I rented for $30 for the day.
This is Hotel Street in Honolulu which used to be where all the action was. I stopped in this bar for a non-alcoholic beer.
This is Hotel Street in Honolulu which used to be where all the action was. I stopped in this bar for a non-alcoholic beer.
This is Dillingham Airport and the tow
plane and glider plane which I paid $134 US to go up in for 30 minutes
but which only lasted 20 minutes due to lack of favourable winds for
lift off the mountains in the background. It was fun anyway.
This is the glider pilot's head in front
of me with the two plane ahead. We were towed up to 3,000 feet
above sea level in an effort to prolong the flight. There was a
fair bit of cumulus cloud as we got higher as you can see.
The view from 3000 feet up was quite spectacular. This is a view of the south side of the northwest tip of Oahu.
The view from 3000 feet up was quite spectacular. This is a view of the south side of the northwest tip of Oahu.
This is an aerial view of Dillingham
Airport which the pilot told me was constructed in 1942 the year after
Japan attacked Hawaii so this airport was not involved in the December
7th, 1941 bombing raids. I asked the pilot if he would let me fly
the plane which he did and I flew the plane down to the runway from
here. It was great fun and seemed quite easy to fly although I
guess it takes some training and skill to be able to find the lifting
air currents.
This is a surfer near Turtle Bay on the north shore of Oahu using a parasail to tow him parallel to the waves at quite a speed.
This is Kathy in the water on the west side of Waikiki Beach near Fort DeRussy.
This is a surfer near Turtle Bay on the north shore of Oahu using a parasail to tow him parallel to the waves at quite a speed.
This is Kathy in the water on the west side of Waikiki Beach near Fort DeRussy.
This is Kathy with Tannis, the daughter
of my second cousin, Hugh Forbes. Tannis was so entralled with
the webcam view of the beach scene at the statue of Duke Kahanamoku
that she hopped a plane to join us in Waikiki.
This was the view showing the Sheraton Moana Hotel and beach from Tannis' hotel room in the Waikiki Beachcomber.
This was another view looking south from Tannis' hotel balconey.
Tannis and Kathy on Tannis' hotel balconey overlooking Waikiki beach.
This was the view showing the Sheraton Moana Hotel and beach from Tannis' hotel room in the Waikiki Beachcomber.
This was another view looking south from Tannis' hotel balconey.
Tannis and Kathy on Tannis' hotel balconey overlooking Waikiki beach.