Westworld Saskatchewan

PARADISE ARADISE MEMBER SERVICES & BENEFITS – CAASK.CA W ith trade winds follow- ing and only the stars to guide them, Poly- nesians from the Marquesas Islands steered their canoes 3,220 kilometres across open water to the big island of Hawaii. ey were the rst to arrive. at was 1,500 years ago. en came CAA Saskatchewan's chair, Barry Martin, and his wife Margaret. Well, that might be condensing a little too much history, but what beckoned those early explorers, and charmed them into making the six islands of Hawaii home, now lures millions of tourists every year – nearly eight million in 2012 alone, according to the Hawaii Tourism Authority. For visitors such as Barry and Margaret of Regina, who recently experienced the islands on WestWorld Tours' 15-day Hawaii, Land & Sea excur- sion, the beaches are just as allur- ing, the sea mountains and tropical waterfalls just as bedaz- zling, the lush jungles and soft breezes just as seductive now as they were for those ancient Poly- nesians. Westworld caught up with the Martins for their take on the Aloha State. A "rugged island paradise" is the lingering memory the couple has of Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Lanai, Maui and the eponymous big island itself, Hawaii. Collec- tively these are the Hawaiian Islands, set at the northern tip of the Polynesian Triangle. Landing in Honolulu, Barry and Margaret rst lingered for six days on Oahu. e legendary 15-metre waves at Waimea Bay on the north shore, the trendy resorts of Waikiki, and the drama of Pearl Harbor and the USS Missouri – aboard which Japan signed sur- render papers to end the Second World War – make this the most popular of the islands. ough there were free days to roam, shop and sightsee, the Martins' personal highlight was the scheduled daylong visit to the Polynesian Cultural Center, where seven villages represent the cultures of Tonga, Samoa, Tahiti and other social groupings of the Polynesian Triangle. Here, the full spectacle of the Hawaiian story unfolds in a pageant of food, re, dance and music. The luxurious Pride of America. (above) Traditional dancer at the Polynesian Cultural Center; (here) Rainbow Falls near Hilo. 50 W E S T W O R L D | S U M M E R 2 0 1 5 HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY, (PRIDE OF AMERICA) COURTESY NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE, (WATERFALL) BARRY MARTIN, (DANCER) JOSE GIL/ALL CANADA PHOTOS Hawaii by land and sea with CAA by John Campbell Statue of Hawaii's King Kamehameha. 15 DAYS IN

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