A few Hawaii pics...

Steve at this cute little shopping place in Honolulu.
Palm trees. I really loved the trees in Hawaii. Very green and very thick!
These trees were so cool. A local told me they are called iron wood trees and were actually introduced to Hawaii in the 1800s by the Missionaries to get the Natives to be civilized and wear shoes. The seed-like things that fall off them are very sharp and really hurt if you step on them.
This is the beach across the street from our hotel. I liked this a lot about Wakiki beach, where we stayed. There were hotels, shops and restaurants along one side of the street and nothing but beach on the other!
Holy birds! As much as I don't really like birds too much, it did add character the way the birds were always around, just hanging out in restaurants. This little guy decided to enjoy the lady's bread, sitting next to us, while she went up to the breakfast buffet. Surprisingly, there was not bird poop anywhere. The part of the city where we stayed was very clean and well maintained.

This was our hotel, as seen from the beach.

Hey! Just a quick post cause I'm working on limited battery power and internet that costs 55 cents a minute! We have made it to Brisbane! The flight was long but seemed to go surprisingly fast. I have to say we had a pretty easy trip. All our flights left on time and all our baggage arrived everywhere. The only time we had to pay for extra baggage was from Sydney to Brisbane and then the girl cut us a break and only charged us $60 (should have been much more!). We had an awesome time in Hawaii and so far we LOVE what we have seen of Brisbane. We got here just in time for Australia day so there was lots to see and do around the city yesterday. I have SO many pics to post as soon as I can...hopefully this week, so stay tuned! It's very hot here, but SO nice! Steve learned that SPF 15 isn't strong enough for here, even if you do apply it 4 times during the day! Thanks Darryl, Stacey and Melissa for going to visit Jes! We're missing him and are so glad to have you guys to go visit. Darryl, Stacey and Melissa, can you guys also email either me or Steve your mailing addresses please? And can someone let Mom know that we made it here and that I'll call as soon as I can. Every chance that I have had to call so far, just as I'm about to call, I realize it's like 2 am in NS! Okay, that's it for now! Miss you guys!

En Route

Well, currently Steve and I are sitting in the Vancouver airport waiting for our flight to Honolulu. We decided to take advantage of the wireless connection and give you guys an update!

We arrived at the Montreal airport around 5 this morning and left for Toronto at 7. We got to Toronto around 8:30 am and then left for Vancouver around 11:30 am. We got to Vancouver around 1:30 pm their time (3:30 pm. our time). By the time we went through US customs and got our bags (so far they haven't got lost!), we grabbed a bite to eat and now we're chillin'. I have to say (knock on wood!) that so far our voyage has been very smooth! The layovers are a welcome break and a good chance to stretch our legs. We're both a little tired, I slept on the plane to Toronto and at the Toronto airport but Steve hasn't snoozed yet. I have to say that Gravol has been very helpful in eliminating my usual sick ways when flying. I also might go for a chair massage after this:)

We watched The Departed on the way to Vancouver and that really helped to pass the time! Steve's looking forward to watching Open Season on the way to Hawaii. We're both getting very excited about waking up in Honolulu tomorrow and getting a good night's sleep tonight! It's going to be about 2 or 3 in the morning (Montreal time...the time we're used to) by the time we get there, so it's definitely going to be a long day! An almost 24 hour day!

On another note, I just want to quickly thank our friends for the great going away get- together yesterday and the card and Australian money. I was excited to see Australian bills for the first time! Also, an extra special thanks for the song that they wrote and sang for us! You can see the video and the lyrics on Kristjan's blog (link on the side). Check it out...it was great! I have some pics to post from yesterday once I get somewhere with a little bit faster internet! I'll also try to keep you posted on our whereabouts whenever I can...stay tuned!!:)

Sat Night Singing