Travel to Oahu, Hawaii – Episode 184 Transcript

Travel to Oahu, Hawaii – Amateur Traveler Episode 184 Transcript

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Robin: Scuba. It’s better going out from Haleiwa. They have some wonderful dive boats out there that will take you out to dive off wrecks. Very good clarity in the water and a wonderful experience. There’s another water activity I don’t want to miss mentioning and that’s actually swimming with a pod of Spinner Dolphins. And you can go out with a group of marine biologists and they will take you to this pod. They know when they are going to be in the area. They’re very careful to protect the Spinner Dolphins again so that they are not endangered in any way by the presence of humans and you are allowed to actually get in the water with them and it’s protected. You are not out in open water and yet you are in their natural environment.

Chris: So this is not one of those experiences where you are in a pool and they’ve brought the captive dolphins in.

Robin: No.

Chris: Interesting.

Robin: No. This is not… now of course that experience is available as well. You can do that out at the Kohala Resort. They do have that available but to swim with the Spinner Dolphins, actually go out to Waianae and you can swim out there. Make arrangements with the marine biologists and they are excellent.

Chris: And if I want to go shopping, where should I go?

Robin: Shopping. Ok.

Chris: I’ve got a teenage daughter coming with me, so this is a very selfish question.

Robin: Well, there’s plenty of shopping in Waikiki. There has been a tremendous resurgence and redevelopment of Waikiki. For people who have not been to Waikiki in five years, even three years, they are going to be very surprised at the changes, the enhancements, the beauty and the restoration of culture and a sense of place in Waikiki. I’m very, very impressed with it, but they have not missed out on the opportunities to put in Coach and Gucci and Burberry and a lot of the high-end stores. They are all available there as well. So you have plenty to choose from. And if a mall is your idea of a place to shop, then I would highly recommend Ala Moana Shopping Center. Again, not very far from Waikiki. You can even take a trolley there if you don’t have a car. And it is an outdoor mall so you have a very different experience from a lot of the malls on the mainland, which are completely enclosed.

Chris: Now you’ve sent a number of people to Oahu. What do they keep doing even though you tell them it’s just a waste of time?

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