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A mighty view in Yellowstone National Park
A mighty view in Yellowstone National Park
A mighty view in Yellowstone National Park
A mighty view in Yellowstone National Park

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Walking across a dormant volcano crater on Big Island
Walking across a dormant volcano crater on Big Island

Holiday to Hawaii in Aug 2013: Day 7 – Photos

By Nige on August 28, 2013 at 11:00 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Hawaii in Aug 2013 Category: Travel
Tags: Big Island | Dollar | Hilton

Photos from Day 7.

At the top of Mauna Kea
At the top of Mauna Kea

Holiday to Hawaii in Aug 2013: Day 7 – Big Island

By Nige on August 28, 2013 at 2:00 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Hawaii in Aug 2013 Category: Travel
Tags: Big Island | Dollar | Hilton

Wow - majorly productive day today. Got up at 5am and packed up ready to go. We were on the road by 5:45. We got as far as Starbucks for breakfast.

Waikoloa as the sun goes down
Waikoloa as the sun goes down

Holiday to Hawaii in Aug 2013: Day 6 – Photos

By Nige on August 27, 2013 at 11:00 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Hawaii in Aug 2013 Category: Travel
Tags: Dollar | Hilton | HNL | Honolulu | KOA | Kona | Waikiki

Photos from Day 6.

The spa area at the Hilton Waikoloa
The spa area at the Hilton Waikoloa

Holiday to Hawaii in Aug 2013: Day 6 – Big Island

By Nige on August 27, 2013 at 2:00 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Hawaii in Aug 2013 Category: Travel
Tags: Big Island | Dollar | Hilton

Up at around 5am - sorted the laundry - planning on heading out to Starbucks for brekkie and then on to the North of the Island for a relatively easy day.

Watching the penguins at the Hilton Hawaiian Village
Watching the penguins at the Hilton Hawaiian Village

Holiday to Hawaii in Aug 2013: Day 5 – Honolulu to Kona/Big Island

By Nige on August 26, 2013 at 2:00 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Hawaii in Aug 2013 Category: Travel
Tags: Dollar | Hawaiian Airlines | Hilton | HNL | Honolulu | KOA | Kona | Waikiki

Woke a few times during the night, but we both slept through to 05:30, so ready to watch the sun rise.

A view at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Waikiki
A view at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Waikiki

Holiday to Hawaii in Aug 2013: Day 4 – Photos

By Nige on August 25, 2013 at 11:00 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Hawaii in Aug 2013 Category: Travel
Tags: Hilton | Honolulu | Waikiki

Photos from Day 4.

Group sand castle building!
Group sand castle building!

Holiday to Hawaii in Aug 2013: Day 4 – Honolulu

By Nige on August 25, 2013 at 2:00 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Hawaii in Aug 2013 Category: Travel
Tags: Hilton | Honolulu | Waikiki

Woke just before 4am having gone to bed a touch after 10pm. I don’t think that’s too bad for first night on the other side of the world! Feels weird that.

A view of the beach at night in Waikiki
A view of the beach at night in Waikiki

Holiday to Hawaii in Aug 2013: Day 3 – Photos

By Nige on August 24, 2013 at 11:00 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Hawaii in Aug 2013 Category: Travel
Tags: Hilton | HNL | Honolulu | IAD | LAX | Los Angeles | USA | Washington

Photos from Day 3.

The view of the Hilton Hawaiian Village resort in Honolulu
The view of the Hilton Hawaiian Village resort in Honolulu

Holiday to Hawaii in Aug 2013: Day 3 – Washington IAD to Honolulu HNL (via Los Angeles LAX)

By Nige on August 24, 2013 at 2:00 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Hawaii in Aug 2013 Category: Travel
Tags: Hilton | HNL | Honolulu | IAD | LAX | Los Angeles | USA | Washington

We took one 5mg tablet of melatonin last night and we both felt the effect early in the morning - we both felt drowsy around 2am, but still found it difficult to turn our brains off.

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