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Day 2: 14th Sept – A Sunday of Slappy Cakes, Sunsets, Shrines and Skewers

I was slowly agitated from my sleep to some really bizarre Japanese talking. Confused as to where I was, I rolled over and opened my eyes to see Chris on the bed with his laptop, trying to teach himself Japanese … Continue reading

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Day 8: Kauai to Oahu: From calm to chaos…

I had planned to get up early to see the sunrise a final time but couldn’t pry myself off of the mattress. It was OK because when we woke up at 7am it was raining heavily anyway. I had my … Continue reading

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Day 6: Kauai: Voyaging up the canyon and snorting salty water…

I woke briefly at around 4am to the heaviest rain outside and nudged Chris so we could go and take a look. It felt like we were in the middle of a huge storm so I was just hoping something … Continue reading

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Day 5: Kauai: Island tour take 2 and the meal of all meals…

We woke up at a respectable 7.10am and had our breakfast on the balcony again. Chris made his monstrous scrambled eggs on toast whilst I did a last minute charge of the camera batteries. Today we were off on a … Continue reading

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Day 4: Kauai: Monster burritos and monster sunsets…

We were up and showered by 5.30am, crazy stuff! We had our usual breakfast on the lanai and wandered down to Poipu beach park to catch the sunrise. There were some great views from the sandy strip with the rocks … Continue reading

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Day 2: Honolulu to Kauai: Rainbows, rental cars and roosters…

We were up at 6am after 6 hours sleep to get the shuttle back to the airport. The weather was grey, wet and miserable but we did get to see our first rainbow. It’s a shame the backdrop was of … Continue reading

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Day 11 – Tuesday 25th Las Vegas: A Grand Adventure at the Grand Canyon

Today we were up bright and early for our trip to the Grand Canyon with Grand Adventures. We’d booked the Sunset trip plenty in advance after reading all the great reviews on the Trip Advisor forum. We were picked up … Continue reading

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