Saturday, November 27, 2010

Day at Malaekahana Beach on East Oahu

So, you can take either the #52 or #55 bus from Ala Moana Mall and reach Malaekahana Beach in about an hour and a half.  It is well worth the trip!

Sierra waiting for the bus at Ala Moana Mall
Sierra at Malaekahana Beach

View looking down towards Malaekahana Beach

Sierra enjoying her day at Malaekaha beach

Sierra finally getting wet in the waves at Malaekahana Beach


Pearl Harbor Tour

Here's a few snap shots of our trip to Pearl Harbor:

Sierra ont he bus #42 talking on the cellphone...

USS Arizona Memorial

Boats that take you to the Arizona Memorial


Boat to Arizona Memorial

Arizona Memorial from Navy Boat
Sierra entering the USS Arizona Memorial
USS Missouri from the Arizona Memorial

Gun turret on USS Arizona

View from the USS Arizona

Service men who died on the Arizona

Visitors on the USS Arizona Memorial

Schematic of the USS Arizona

Oil leaking from the USS Arizona

Sierra on the boat back to the USS Arizona Visitors Center

USS Bowfin as seen from the USS Arizona Visitors Center

Sierra at the Da Kine Bail Bonds on way back to Waikiki

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Waikiki Dive Bar Tour

Here you go!  The Infamous Waikiki Dive Bar Tour!  Starting with.....

Harbor Pub & Pizza Inc (HH 4-7pm)
1777 Ala Moana Blvd
(Across Street)

Harbor Pub to:


Arnolds ($2 pints till 6pm)
339 Saratoga Road, [arnoldswaikiki.com],
924-6887
(.5 miles)

Arnolds to:
(CLOSED)
Nashville Waikiki (Daily drink specials)
2330 Kuhio Ave
(1 mile)
*** Easy to miss as it is downstairs....


Nashville Waikiki to:
Legends Sports Pub, Waikiki  || $2.50 Mai Tai's
411 Nahua Street, Honolulu, Hawaii

(.1 mile) 


Legends to:
Maddog Saloon- Daily Specials
2301 Kuhio Avenue
Honolulu, HI 96815-2980
(808) 924-3400

(100 yards) across Kuhio
(CLOSED)

From Maddog to:


The Deep End (4-6pm happy hour) (CLOSED)

2058 Kuhio Ave
5th Floor of the Maile Skycourt on Kuhio.
(.5 miles) - 
(CLOSED)

From The Deep end to:

The Hideaway (Power Hour 6-7pm- cash no credit cards) http://www.yelp.com/biz/hideaway-honolulu
1913 Dudoit Lane, 949-9885
(.3 miles)

*** Doesn't get any better than this.  OMG!
(CLOSED) - New place now.  Have not reviewed

The Hideaway to:

The Irish Rose- Music Every Night!
478 Ena Rd
(.1 miles)
The Irish Rose to:
The Smokehouse- Kevin says this place has the best burgers!
444 Hobron
The Smokehouse to:
Harbor Pub & Pizza Inc
1777 Ala Moana Blvd
(.2 miles)

**Extra credit:

The Waikiki Sandbox -  Looks like it has promise! (CLOSED)

2260 Kuhio Avenue, Honolulu 


There you have it.  The Dive bar tour.  If you hit every one during happy hour it will put you back $20 and you will have 10 beers to your credit...  Happy Slummin'



Trip to Haleiwa for Van's Surfing Championships

Long bus ride to Haleiwa for watching the Surfers:


Got off Bus #52 at Haleiwa Joe's

Haleiwa Bridge built 1921

We've arrived!

Scary Signs

Great seats to watch

Surfing Magazine was right next to us

Surfers

Surfers

Surfers

Surfers

Surfers

Surfers

Vans Sign

Sierra the cutie

The crowd

Portugee washes up on shore

Sierra walking into Haeiwa

A stop at Matsumoto's

For Shaved Ice (sorry.. I ate some of it already!)

Hey! Pizza Bob's!

Continuing into Haleiwa

Conch Shell Sales???  Oh Yeah.. and more!

Who knows about this place....

The Famous Surf Museum

Cholo's Looked Busy!

Sierra on bus #52 back to Waikiki