Hi Everyone
We arrive home on Hawaiian Airlines flight HA 445 at 2145 on July 17th – we have a bus picking us up at the Airport to take us back to TGS and should be there around 2245 to 2300.
We are off out to enjoy our last morning – the students have the last of their bonus money that i gave them last night for breakfast this morning.
Mahalo
S Smith
Aloha Everyone,
Yesterday was Waterpark day. We spent the day sliding and swimming floating on the lazy river or just lazing by the pool.
When we got home we went out and took a walk around the local area looking at the new developments. We looked at some new tourist developments and took a walk through the Royal Hawaiian center and the Moana Surfrider hotel.
Today we head out to Hanauma Bay to snorkel with the tropical fish and then we head to Pearl harbor which has been closed to the public because of the RIMPAC naval exercises.
There is a huge number of army and navy personnel around the area because of the exercises with some army soldiers staying in our hotel.
I have added more photos to the hawaii set on flickr at FLICKR HAWAII
Mahalo
Aloha Everyone,
Today was shopping day.
Some stayed 3 hours at the outlet shops and some stayed 6 !
Lots of gifts were purchased and we saw the new building and extensions that are occurring at the outlet mall. We have seen lots of new building projects and I have been telling the students about the new developments that are happening in the area.
We have been on a few walking tours to learn about the history of the area and hopefully some learning has occurred !
Tomorrow is volcano day for some of us and the others are doing a tour of the historic and important sites of Honolulu. they will then go to either the zoo or the aquarium ( one of the oldest in the USA ).
The Volcano group leave at 6am and return at 10:30pm so it will be a big day on the road seeing the sights of the big island.
I might not be on the blog tomorrow night, depends on what time we arrive back at the accommodation.
Best regards
Mr Smith
Hi Everyone,
you can view our photos at https://www.flickr.com/photos/crispysmith/sets/72157645597586471/
or
Mahalo !
Today we did our big tour of the island, we saw lots of points of interest along the way.
We saw Diamond head again ,The marine sanctuary at Hanauma bay ( we will return there soon) the ‘from here to eternity’ beach, the blowhole, the Polynesian cultural center, the large Mormon Temple and University, Taco Bell, the famous north shore beaches, historic Haleiwa town, we then had a swim before heading off to the Dole Pineapple plantation…. Whew what a day.
We then headed out to the big mall for dinner and then a bit of shopping before catching the free trolley bus home !
Tomorrow is the big day of shopping or a small shop and a laze by the pool.
I have posted the photos at new location so you can see then more easily, I will post that address as a separate link once they are uploaded tonight
Mahalo !
List of things to pack –
Passport,
Stuff for your room (adapter, multiboard) ,
Shoes for walking (top of bag or in hand luggage) amazing race and Diamond head are on the first day before we check in.
Raincoat if you are going to the big island,
Some summer clothes, .
Toiletries,
Sunglasses,
Hat,
Sunscreen
Togs.
wallet,
Muesli bars, cereal, 2 min noodles ( optional ) declare these on arrival
Gift list for mum and dad
and a GRRRRRREAT attitude.
that should about cover it.
Hello everyone,
The number you can contact me on if you need to is 0211 582 753 i will have it with me all the time and check it frequently. If i don’t get back to you straight away i will as soon as i can – it might be in my bag or on silent depending on where we are.
Aloha Everyone.
We are all ready to go !
Everything is signed off by the school and the trip has finally fallen into place, thanks very much for your patience as i had to reshuffle things due to scheduling changes at the Hawaii end.
The Final Itinerary is HERE
The PowerPoint from the meeting is HERE
The Booklet of info can be found HERE
The Hawaii Webcams are HERE
Mahalo!
Aloha Parents and Students.
TGS Geo Hawaii Trip 2014 