Archive for May, 2009

Sunset Cruise: Honolulu

Posted in Travel on May 15th, 2009 by otter – Comments Off

We took a sunset cruise last night, which was a lot of fun, aside from the fact that Nikki didn’t like any of the food (filet mignon and crab legs). She did have a lot of fun cracking open the crab legs for me though. Our hotel has an awesome breakfast buffet, which we are about to go hit again. I just don’t get why everyone puts on weight here… We are walking around so much, and doing so many things we’re dropping pounds.

We also did the international marketplace yesterday, which was a lot of fun, and got some gifts for people back home.

Advice for anyone who comes to O’ahu: grab the “what’s happening on O’ahu” books from the airport kiosk. They’re all free, and you will find out how to get many of the same deals the tour group sells you but for up to 75% off.

Sunrise Over O'ahu

Posted in General Stuff, Travel on May 13th, 2009 by otter – Comments Off

Basically getting to the island was an all day affair. We checked in, got a snack, and crashed. I vaguely remember parts of what was on TV. This morning, Our real adventure begins. Since we are hitchhiking on someone else’s internet connection, updates may not be as regular as we would like. The wireless here in the hotel is $12.95/day per computer.

Boldly Going

Posted in General Stuff, restored on May 9th, 2009 by otter – Comments Off

So the new Star Trek was pretty good. There are a lot of lens flare effects though, maybe a few too many. The characters match up well to the original actors, and all the traditions are still intact. Well done.

14 hours to go until the big day.