hawaii august 07

by **thaya** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 11:40 am

it just occured to me today that this time next month I'll be on a beach in Oahu surfing

I can't believe it's only 20 odd days to go!!!

Should I do a KS impression and gloat a little more? :wink:

by **pat42** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 12:50 pm

thaya (bubbles) wrote:
Should I do a KS impression and gloat a little more?

No!

It's very unbecoming of a young lady

by **Brisbanebound** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 12:54 pm

Have you managed to save some pennies?!!
You'll have such a great time! July/August is a gorgeous time to be in Hawaii.
If you make it up to the North Shore be sure to jump off the rock at Waimea Bay!! Its fun!!!

by **drowningbitbybit** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 1:36 pm

Brisbanebound wrote:If you make it up to the North Shore be sure to jump off the rock at Waimea Bay!! Its fun!!!

This is thaya you're talking too - she shouldnt be jumping off anything :twisted:

by **thaya** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 2:55 pm

I know I know, I'll be surprised if I make it back in one piece, but fingers crossed I'll be ok. I still want to try and surf the north shore as it's supposed to be very mellow in the summer. We'll see. I'm more bothered about sharks than wiping out!

by **Brisbanebound** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 3:50 pm

This time of year its more flat than mellow but you never know! May get a bit of an early swell but some of the more famous beaches can become pretty board snappingly shore dumpy when its small!
I think some of the breaks around Haleiwa work in small swells but don't qoute me on it!
Nothing beats chilling on the north shore with a cold beer watching the sun go down!
If there's no surf the snorkelling is pretty good around there - try shark bay, turtle beach and three sisters (I think that's what its called).

by **hawaiiSUCKSexceptsurf** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 3:39 am

sharks cove and turtle bay.

you should just go to hanauma bay for snorkeling though. turtle bay is hard to find unless youre staying at the resort, those bastards.

surf is flat on the noth shore and on saturday the south is supposed to get up to 10ft faces.

by **hawaiiSUCKSexceptsurf** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 7:35 am

thaya if i dont see you make sure to go to a 711 and buy a spam musubi. theyre in the warm case thing right before the register.

they also sell lots of kinds of sushi at the 711's here

by **nmesce** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 6:19 pm

ill be out there late august like the 26th. so if u wanna meet up let me know.

by **thaya** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 8:05 am

i'm starting to get really excited... only 2 weeks to go! So much preparation and organisation yet to do :shock:

Been reading lots of travel guides and written a list of things I absolutely have to do. Next thing on the list... get some tranquilisers for the flights :wink:

by **SDCali** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 5:36 pm

Two of the best guides are i have found are "Oahu Revealed", and the top 100 things to do, this is a magazine style, so has lots of advertisements, but also compact list of lots to do and some rather off the beaten path/not traditional touristy things, like crashing a wedding. It's actually pretty easy to crash a wedding, just walk along a beach around sunset, there's usually at least one wedding going on, we found ours at kaanipali beach on Maui though, don't know which beach is popular for weddings on Oahu.

by **hawaiiSUCKSexceptsurf** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 10:16 pm

can i see whats on your list?

by **thaya** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 5:55 pm

hmmmmmmmm too many things to mention! On my mind right this second:

Gotta stock up on makeup (essentials only) and toiletries
buy new undies and one more casual summer dress
buy camera film for old beach camera
print out important emails
write down phone numbers, addresses etc
change some £ into $
get enought £ out for taxi's, airport food etc
get my hair cut, or atleast trimmed,
get my dental checkup done the day before I go
decide which bag to take
re-write (for about the 10th time) my list of things to take. Still debating whether to go minimalistic or whether I should take a nice dress, high heals and matching handbag all just for one/two nights out :roll:

find out where bus station is to get to heathrow airport
print out map of heathrow, LA and honolulu airports (I got lost easily :oops:

)
finish loads of work before I go, so i don't panic when I get back.
Phone all my friends for the last time before I leave.

and plenty more... feeling a bit stressed now!

ONLY 10 DAYS TO GO :woot:

by **hawaiiSUCKSexceptsurf** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 6:39 am

i meant a list for things to do in hawaii. if you want to go hiking or something i am free on sundays, so let me know.

by **hawaiiSUCKSexceptsurf** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 6:44 am

you dont need a map for the honolulu airport. its not big. remember my cynical words "the prostitution of hawaiian culture begins at the airport".

LA airport is well orginized.

by **thaya** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 8:20 am

oh right... yeah, hiking round those waterfalls and things would be good!

things I really wanna do:
waikiki beach
the north shore
diamond head snorkelling
seeing rainforests & waterfalls
the big island lava/ volcano national park
tour round kaui and maui
hanauma bay
hula lessons (!)
akaka falls
possibly rainforest trail horseriding

will get in touch once I've settled in! Give it a week. maybe meet up first week in August? :woot:

by **Sar** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 7:21 pm

Thaya - you can go minimalistic when going abroad and then buy stuff at the airport a bit cheaper....and then when you're out there, if you just want to have a walk around and see a bit of the town, you can shop, I did that in Oz and its such a great way to get a summer wardrobe. Especially with the exchange rates being so good the moment :wink:

by **surfdaisy06** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 9:40 pm

All of this sounds absolutely AMAZING.......a once in a lifetime experience.

by **SDCali** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 10:17 pm

thaya wrote:oh right... yeah, hiking round those waterfalls and things would be good!

things I really wanna do:
waikiki beach
the north shore
diamond head snorkelling
seeing rainforests & waterfalls
the big island lava/ volcano national park
tour round kaui and maui
hanauma bay
hula lessons (!)
akaka falls
possibly rainforest trail horseriding

will get in touch once I've settled in! Give it a week. maybe meet up first week in August?

Well I've actually done most of that, with the exception of the hula lessons and the horseback riding wasn't on a rainforest trail. You gotta go to the volcano in the evening, as it gets dark, you can see the lava flows more clearly as they are glowing. Hanauma bay seemed a bit overrated to me, you have to get there at the right time in otder to even get in.

by **hawaiiSUCKSexceptsurf** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 11:42 pm

sd cali you went snorkeling at daimond head? nobody snorkels there.if youre going to snorkel at DH, make sure you dont get sliced by my fins, suckas.

i think hanauma bay is the best thing for inexperienced snorkelers.

hawaii august 07

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