USA Day 18: After a delicious breakfast with really good coffee, today was a rest day. And so we spent the day in our suite and let ourselves be spoiled by room service.
United States of America
America on Hiking Notes includes North America and the Caribbean. In this category, you'll find travelogues from the USA, from Hawaii to California, Arizona, and Nevada, up to Oregon and Washington State, plus the Caribbean with Barbados and Curaçao, and Canada's East Coast. With routes, rental car tips, costs, and honest firsthand assessments.
USA Day 19: Grand Canyon, Flagstaff, Birthday (2014-10-14)
USA Day 19: It's 12 o'clock, midnight. Awakened by the loudest and most terrible alarm clock imaginable,
USA Day 20: Sunset Crater, Wupatki National Monument, Flagstaff, Phoenix (2014-10-15)
USA Day 20: After a good breakfast – the Native Americans really do it well – and checking out, we set off for Wupatki National Monument.
USA Day 21: Phoenix, Desert, San Diego (2014-10-16)
USA Day 21: A meager, bad breakfast at the hotel, and then on towards Phoenix Downtown. There, we first had a delicious coffee at Starbucks and wrote a few postcards.
Hawaii Day 22: San Diego, Honolulu, Pearl Harbor (2014-10-17)
Hawaii Day 22: Get up, pack all belongings to be airplane-ready, have a quick breakfast, and head to the airport full of anticipation.
Hawaii Day 23: Honolulu, Pearl Harbor, Kauai (2014-10-18)
Hawaii Day 23: Oh my god! Two dung beetles in the bed. Bed bug alarm! But it was no big deal. One was already dead and
Hawaii Day 24: Kapaa, Lihue, Beach (2014-10-19)
We started the day with a very fine breakfast at the hotel, complete with a chef and all the trimmings.
Hawaii Day 25: Waimea Canyon, Kokee State Park, Kalalau Valley Lookout (2014-10-20)
Hawaii Day 25: Today we went to Waimea Canyon, the Grand Canyon of the Pacific. The drive there was already impressive. The area is so beautifully green,
Hawaii Day 26: Kalapaki Beach, Poipu Beach (2014-10-21)
Hawaii Day 26: Our first beach day is on the agenda today. We already tested the hotel's own beach the day before, so we drove a few minutes to the Marriott.
Hawaii Day 27: Beach Day, Yoga (2014-10-22)
Hawaii Day 27: Today we did yoga on the beach before breakfast. Ahem, yoga on the beach.
Hawaii Day 29: Beach Day, Anini Beach, Botanical Garden (2014-10-24)
Hawaii Day 29: Today we headed north to Anini Beach State Park. Dennis bought a snorkel set specifically for this, cheap because it's Made in China.
Hawaii Day 28: Helicopter Flight, Na Pali Coast, Kauai Northshore (2014-10-23)
Hawaii Tag 28: Da Kauai nur zu 20% mit dem Auto bzw. zu Fuss erkundet werden kann, muss man gelegentlich auf andere Hilfsmittel zurückgreifen.
Hawaii Day 30: Kapaa, Kayak Tour, Secret Falls (2014-10-25)
Hawaii Day 30: After seeing the island from the air two days ago, a kayak tour is planned for today.
Hawaii Day 31: Beach Day, Spouting Horn (2014-10-26)
Hawaii Day 31: Before we head to the beach today, we decide to go on a little shopping trip. Really just a little one.
Hawaii Day 32: Na Pali Coast, Catamaran (2014-10-27)
Hawaii Day 32: After breakfast, we drove to „The Coffee Bean“ in Kapaa for some really good coffee. We wrote some postcards here again for
Hawaii Day 33: Allerton Garden, Old Koloa Town (2014-10-28)
Hawaii Day 33: Today was actually supposed to be a beach day, but we decided to go to a botanical garden instead, which is at least as relaxing.
Hawaii Day 34: Kapaa, Beach Day, Coconut Beach (2014-10-29)
Hawaii Day 34: Today Helene insisted on spending the day at the beach. We relaxed extensively and for a long time on the beach once more.