Friday, September 14, 2012

Continued

 We were able to see four trutles at Paradise Cove
 This guy would crawl up on the rocks and tip over in a crack and then hsve to wait for the water to wash him out.
 These pockets in the rocks would fill with water then the water would then evaporate and leave the salt in the bottom
 Joe and Sujin at the Polynesian Cultural Center
 Watching the demonstration on how to make fire in Somoa.
Liked these roots at Nu'uanu Pali Lookout
 
Over looking Waikiki
 Light house and more salt craters; these are at Makapu'u Lookout

Continued

We  went out to the Dole Plantation
Learned how pineapples were grown; best part but I didn't put up the picture is that I found out that they have John Deere's there.  (I did send a picture to KP)
For Marie we enjoyed a pineapple ice cream sundae.
This was just some of the pine trees and Bamboo along the side of the road.

Hiking into and the Maunawila Falls


Thursday, September 6, 2012

Hawaii

 After a five hour flight we arrived at the Honolulu airport around ten at night.  This is the airport as you are leaving as we were making our way to the shuttle.  We were surprised to see Sujin and Joe with leis to greet us.  We then made it to the car rental place and the adventures began.  There is no way you can take enough photoes to show how nice it is (we tried with over 600 pictures).  Second, there is no way you could post them all; so I will try to share a few.  Hope not to bore you, and then you will have to check them all out on your visit.
 One of the first falls we hiked into
 The trees and shrubs were very different and sometimes hard to believe.
 
 Top picture is the Arizone Memorial at Pearl Harbor.  Below is the outline of the ship under the water. It was very interesting to see and to feel of the reverence and respect that was in the area for the thousands that lost their lives that Sunday morning.
 
 Part of the coastline at Wikikia beach.
 Some more of the trees: the branches grow out from the trunk then from the limbs they would send out vines that would drop to the ground to take  root and help support the tree through storms.
Sunset from Wikikia beach; it's another town that makes you think they never sleep.  The water is very warm and so is the air, so you see people out walking on the beach and sidewalks at all times of  the day or night.