Category Archives: Hawaii

Bye, Bye Tokyo

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Left office at 4:30 pm and it was a relief. Walking slowly to the Shinagawa station without anything but vacation on my mind. And chocolate… I was quite hungry.

Chie and I got on the Narita Express. Arrived at Narita airport. Checked in. And went to the Delta Lounge to relax. Chie had some wine. I had some ginger ale. And we both had some salad and sandwich.



Flying to Honolulu was made in a blink. I could sleep very well, in business class 🙂

Arriving in Honolulu it was 24 degrees and sunny 😎 We went to the hotel, checked in and went out to do some shopping. Chie found some clothes and cosmetics while I bought some shorts at my favorite sports shop (Lululemons)



I also tried to by an iPad, but it was sold out 🙁 Better luck next time, huh?

In the evening we had dinner at Take-no-ko Japanese restaurant. It is one of the best restaurants in Honolulu. Very tasty.

Before going to bed I tried a new drink I never tried before. Neuro Sleep with melatonin. The drink was supposed to help get into a normal sleeping rhythm. I don’t know if it really helps, but it tasted bad and I slept like a log.

Going Home

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All good things comes to an end. Today we left Kauaii and went back home to Tokyo via Honolulu. We had to leave Poipu Plantation already around 5 am. No breakfast. But we had prepared Sandwiches the night before that we had at the airport.

After a 30 minutes flight we were back in Honolulu. We could see a lot of Japanese people. You could main recognize them by the mask they were wearing. Hmm, I think the news about swine flu have reached the Japanese news sites.

Once back at Narita (Japan) it was obvious that swine flu was taken seriously by the Japanese authorities. We could see people prepared to take care of sick people. They were dressed in blue clothes from top to toe. Wearing masks and googles.

The only thing for us to do was to go home. And have some BBQ pork at Yasaka for dinner.

Oh, I almost forgot… The Northwest/Delta crew on our flight… One of the best crews ever. Not only were they polite and friendly the whole flight, but Chie and I also got a bottle of Champagne to bring with us home 🙂

Last Day at Kiahuna

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Our last day at Kauai. We spent it at out favorite beach, Kiahuna. Before going there we stopped at the Poipu Village Center to buy sunscreen. We run out yesterday. We manage to buy that and some other things from Life is Good.


Kiahuna beach Kiahuna beach

At Kiahuna had non-stop fun in the water. It has since we arrived gotten warmer and warmer for each day. Today was 29 degrees (Celsius) and quite warm in the water too.


Chie at Kiahuna Johan at Kiahuna
Johan at Kiahuna Johan at Kiahuna

When we were not in the water we talked some and read a lot. And Chie had a Mai Tai. Along with the Mai Tai she also got a free of charge Pina Colada – I think the guy in the bar likes her 😉


Chie reading at Kiahuna

After 5 pm we left the beach and headed for Koloa Town. First stop was to fill up the gas in the car. Then to buy some dinner. Same place as yesterday, but this time we bought fish. So so.

Moloa Bay

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We decided to try the Lydgate park beach today. But once we got there it was, as always, a lot of kids and a lot of people. So we changed our mind and continued north for about20-30 more minutes. And stopped at the Moloa bay again.


Chie at Moloa bay Moloa bay
Chie strolling at Moloa bay Johan at Moloa bay

It was a beautiful day with mainly blue sky until late afternoon when it got cloudy. We had prepared edamame (soy beans) and egg sandwich for lunch.


Chie eating edamame

Around 5 pm we left Moloa bay and headed for Wal Mart in Lihue. To buy Hawaiian chocolate and Macadamia nuts. And Kona coffee.

We continued home after that. Stopping only to buy sashimi and teri steak for dinner.

Kiahuna

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We spent another wonderful day at the Kiahuna beach today. Mostly reading and playing in the sea. And, of course, having lunch picnic. Today it was salad with sausage.


Reading at Kiahuna

In the evening we BBQed kalbi. The dinner we had planned for yesterday evening, but then the grill was out of gas. Tonight it was not.


Chie & Johan