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Arriving at Honolulu	(Click the picture to get full size version) A blast from the past, we were returning to our old haunts in Waikiki. Despite many years passing we didn't find much had changed. The skys were still blue and the water still warm. It's pretty touristy, but it still manages to be paradise. Leah and Franck, Sandra and I shared a condo, and my Grandpa, Mom and Dad shared the other. We only had a week but we were able to do a lot of stuff. We went snorkeling in Hanuamu Bay, climbed up to the top of Diamond Head, took a catamaran ride, went biking, rollerbladed around Waikiki, and drove all the way around the Island. Of course we had to go for dinner at the Sheraton Ocean Terrace buffet! Sadly we had only one week, then we had to come back - but at least we could continue our vacation in Canada.
Diamond Head and Waikiki beach	View from our Condo of Diamond Head	Sandra at the beach
Franck, Leah, Grandpa, Mom, Sandra, Dad, Me
Heading around the Island	East coast	Sandra, Franck and Leah
Leah swinging	Sandra swinging	Big surf at Waimea
Dole Plantation	Sunset at Dole	Sunset at Waikiki
View of Diamond Head from the Catamaran	Relaxing on the boat	Looking back at Waikiki beach
Hanuamu Bay	Inside Diamond Head	The catamaran
Christmas Eve	Opening Presents	Mom in front of the Christmas tree!
Waikiki	View from Diamond Head	Biking inside Diamond Head
Time to go home