Our daughter left on Friday night. Eighteen hours later Pamela was back in Jensen Beach, FL. It was the start of Memorial Day weekend. What do we do? Pamela had kick started our sense of adventure. On Saturday, we decided to walk up to the Farmer’s Market near Diamond Head. We love walking under the Monkey Pod trees. There are literally…
Our daughter, Pamela, flew in for a week. She owns a barbershop in Jensen Beach, ‘The Family of Hair’. She was more than willing to fly out for a week to explore with us. Pamela is not the “beach” people we are, but was willing to walk with us down the Waikiki strip. She was surprised to find a very…
Since March 20th, we have been watching on TV the “horrible” traffic on Hawaii’s only Interstate road, H1, in Honolulu. No one can explain to us how this interstate connects to any others. But, it is a Federal road with major problems. Since our last visit in 2012, the problems have increased. One of the major solutions to solve the…
The complex is only a block off the famous beach area of Waikiki. It is located on the southern end of Waikiki close to the zoo. Depending on the unit you chose, there are views of the mountains, Waikiki Beach and even Diamond Head. There are several booking agencies that deal with the Banyan. Our last two times have been…
“It has never failed to spout!” Having visited Kauai five times, the Spouting Horn has never failed to spout, at least on our visits. Although some days it can go well over fifty feet.Located in Poipu, on the South Shore, it is fairly easy to find. There is no fee and you can stay here as long as you want.The…
Unlike Maui and the Big Island, the road ends at the Na Pali coastline nine miles from Hanalei. A life guard shack at Ke’e Beach will stop you on route 560. People come here to swim and snorkel. But, the major activity is to walk the Kalalau Trail. It goes for 11 miles, but it is rugged. We did…
After leaving the Garden Inn, we went to the north shore area called Princeville. There is a beautiful fountain that greets you, many times never on. We are staying at the Hanalei Bay Resorts. It is a beautiful complex in many ways that overlooks the mountains most often referred to as “Bali Hai.” The Princeville golf course is arguably one…
We awoke to a rainy Sunday morning. Unfortunately in Kona, we had sent our rain coats home via the post office. We said our good-bye’s to the Garden Inn owners, Steve and Lis Layne. They are good people and hopefully we will keep in contact. We noticed a number of churches filled with people. Hawaii is religious. Any type…
We are about at the half way point of our sojourn. How quickly fifty days can go by so very fast. Having time to explore, we walked around the historic town of Koloa. This was the center for sugar and the many of the early 20th century buildings still exist as boutique shops. At Pizzetta, a restaurant in Koloa, we…
Touchdown! A group of young men and women were playing touch football in the Nawiliwili Park. There were a number of chickens running around too. My high school football coach, Gary Preisser, would have been impressed with one of the quarterbacks. Kathie said I should go out and join them. I quickly thought twice about it grabbing my hamstring. Football is part…