Travel query

So my wife and I are in those awkward years between backpacking across
a foriegn continent and going on a managed tour for seniors. This
means we are heading to Maui for a couple of weeks in the not too
distant future. We've signed up for something called a LOU OWWW and
are planning to go on a helicopter tour of something. Should we make
advance reservations for the helicopter tour? What should we see and
do while we are there? Can we take our cats?

Tater Cole wrote:
So my wife and I are in those awkward years between backpacking across
a foriegn continent and going on a managed tour for seniors. This
means we are heading to Maui for a couple of weeks in the not too
distant future. We've signed up for something called a LOU OWWW and
are planning to go on a helicopter tour of something. Should we make
advance reservations for the helicopter tour? What should we see and
do while we are there? Can we take our cats?

Just don't go hiking on the Iranian border withour your compasses.......:^)

Tater Cole wrote:
So my wife and I are in those awkward years between backpacking across
a foriegn continent and going on a managed tour for seniors. This
means we are heading to Maui for a couple of weeks in the not too
distant future. We've signed up for something called a LOU OWWW and
are planning to go on a helicopter tour of something. Should we make
advance reservations for the helicopter tour? What should we see and
do while we are there? Can we take our cats?

Cats
Check with the nearest consulate office of the countries you will be
visiting. Some countries may prohibit importing animals, almost all will
require a document from your vet as to the general health and innoculations
of your pets.

When you get on the plane, tell the flight attendant to be sure and tell the
pilot you are traveling with an animal in the cargo bay. When suitably
informed, the pilot will flip the "dead dog switch" which will keep the
cargo hold heated. Without that switch, you will end up with a frozen kitty.

On the other hand, cats don't travel well. They don't like it. They really
don't like it. They will be traumatized for a month.

"Tater Cole" wrote in message
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So my wife and I are in those awkward years between backpacking across
a foriegn continent and going on a managed tour for seniors. This
means we are heading to Maui for a couple of weeks in the not too
distant future. We've signed up for something called a LOU OWWW and
are planning to go on a helicopter tour of something. Should we make
advance reservations for the helicopter tour? What should we see and
do while we are there? Can we take our cats?

I take it you are traveling from across the pond since you posted in travel
Europe. IF so the answer is yes but under restrictions Hawaii has a new 5
day period of quarantine but can go upto 120 days of that. I will give you
fair warning it will be a hassle and expensive on your part plus you take
the risk of your pets being exposed to other animals in the area of holding.
US customs are not a pet hotel

http://www.petsonthego.com/impus.html
http://www.immihelp.com/immigration/pets.html
http://www.pettravel.com/immigration/UnitedStates.cfm
http://hawaii.gov/hdoa/ai/aqs/info



As for helicopter tours yes in advance is the best it can be cheaper

trust me Google senior things to do in Hawaii there is so much to list

"Tater Cole" wrote

So my wife and I are in those awkward years between backpacking across
a foriegn continent and going on a managed tour for seniors. This
means we are heading to Maui for a couple of weeks in the not too
distant future. We've signed up for something called a LOU OWWW and
are planning to go on a helicopter tour of something. Should we make
advance reservations for the helicopter tour?

I'd google them first. One of the helicopter tour companies has a
horrible safety record (I forget which one).

What should we see and
do while we are there? Can we take our cats?

Sure. The easiest way is to put them in a large purse.

--Tedward

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Tater Cole wrote:

So my wife and I are in those awkward years between backpacking across
a foriegn continent and going on a managed tour for seniors. This
means we are heading to Maui for a couple of weeks in the not too
distant future. We've signed up for something called a LOU OWWW and
are planning to go on a helicopter tour of something Should we make
advance reservations for the helicopter tour?

never make reservations at tourist locations, this lets you have more
"adventures"



What should we see and do while we are there?

The ice caves and the desert tombs


Can we take our cats?

Only if you live to visit kennels

On Sep 30, 2:45*pm, Tater Cole wrote:
So my wife and I are in those awkward years between backpacking across
a foriegn continent and going on a managed tour for seniors. This
means we are heading to Maui for a couple of weeks in the not too
distant future. We've signed up for something called a LOU OWWW and
are planning to go on a helicopter tour of something. Should we make
advance reservations for the helicopter tour? What should we see and
do while we are there? Can we take our cats?

As a certified cat owner (Hah! Who owns whom??!!) I beg you not to
subject the "kids" to the discomforts and rigors of travel. Put them
in a cat boarding house, if you can't find a neighbor or friend to
come in & feed them. Are they indoor, outdoor, or both? That has a
huge bearing on their home care. If they are strictly indoor, you
need a reliable person to come in, or put them in a cat boarding
situation.

Trust me, you will have a much better time if you don't have to worry
about the cats plus all the bureaucratic stuff others have mentioned
foreign travel.

HB

"Tater Cole" wrote in message
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So my wife and I are in those awkward years between backpacking across
a foriegn continent and going on a managed tour for seniors. This
means we are heading to Maui for a couple of weeks in the not too
distant future. We've signed up for something called a LOU OWWW and
are planning to go on a helicopter tour of something. Should we make
advance reservations for the helicopter tour? What should we see and
do while we are there? Can we take our cats?

I'm in the same boat about what to do since I can't hike too far anymore
with a fake hip. So we bought a bright red Goldwing and have been traveling
around the country. We stay at biker places, usually low rent, and great
greasy food, and cheap beer. I'm thinking about getting a tattoo now, was
thinking of something cool, like a marijuana leaf or a coke spoon.

Whatcha think? It's a hell of lot more fun than Hawaii.

---Scott From Hawkins Texas---

If Government Is Big Enough To Give You Everything You Want,
Then It Is Big Enough To Take Everything You Have!!

On Fri, 30 Sep 2011 14:45:55 -0700 (PDT), Tater Cole
wrote:

So my wife and I are in those awkward years between backpacking across
a foriegn continent and going on a managed tour for seniors. This
means we are heading to Maui for a couple of weeks in the not too
distant future. We've signed up for something called a LOU OWWW and
are planning to go on a helicopter tour of something. Should we make
advance reservations for the helicopter tour? What should we see and
do while we are there? Can we take our cats?

You get a lei at the airport.

You would fly into Honolulu and then on into Maui (short hop).

You mean "Luau". Yes go and enjoy the food and entertainment. They
start at sun down.

Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiScHjLQ9nE

Find an open bus tour around the island. They stop in interesting
places: pineapple farms, beaches and other places related to the
culture. Each island is different.

They will quarantine the cat. Be sure not to take any seeds, plants,
fruits or other potentially dangerous things on the islands. Hawaii is
very strict on introduction of such items.

[Higgs Boson, ]
[Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:30:42 -0700 (PDT)]

: As a certified cat owner (Hah! Who owns whom??!!) I beg you not to
: subject the "kids" to the discomforts and rigors of travel. Put them

The poster to whom you're responding is one of those disgusting pit bull
owners who has bragged in the past about one of his animals successfully
chasing down and brutally killing a cat. In other words, he's trolling.

--
Antonio Veranos

insert witty comment here