Post #196687 by seamus on Sun, Nov 6, 2005 11:48 AM

I am pleased to announce that the Seamus clan is heading for the islands Dec. 1st! Jauna and I spent our honeymoon on the Big Island more than ten yrs ago, and we've wanted to return ever since. This is also our first non-working vacation in as many years, and Fiona's(7) first ride in an airplane. This is a big deal for us, and we are very excited to get to spend 2 weeks in paradise. We found some amazing deals on airfare from Portland ($320), and even better deals on inner island hops ($39 o/w). It ended up being cheaper to fly to Oahu, and hop over to Hawaii and back, than to just go to Hawaii for the entire trip, so we're feeling like real jetsetters!

We're spending the bulk of the trip on the Big Island, and the last few days on Oahu. Haven't actually made reservations for Lodgings yet, but will be doing so in the next couple of days. We appreciate all the excellent tips found in this thread, and are smack dab in the middle of researching, pricing, and getting our list of must do's in order.

Thanks to all who took the time to post their suggestions, and advice. I'll try to do the same after we return.

Cheers!
Seamus