Hawaii Day 2

So, the day started off with breakfast at the Condo. Then we made sandwiches for a lunch picnic. Our plan for the day was to head up Waimea Canyon. Along the way the plan was to do a little hiking along the Ditch Trail. However, the trail wasn't too well maintained so we couldn't go very far on the trail. We stopped at a couple of lookout points along the way. Actually we stopped a couple of times at the lookouts. The first time there wasn't a lot to see due to the cloud/fog coverage so when the sun came out and the cloud/fog cleared up we made a second stop at the lookouts. By the time we finished for the day we were ready for dinner and drinks at the Condo. What a fun day!




This is Waimea Canyon Lookout while it was foggy




Dave and Michael at the Waimea Canyon Lookout.



Gale and Dave at the Waimea Canyon Lookout.



Gale, Dave and Kim at the Waimea Canyon Lookout.



This is the road we drove down to get to the Ditch Trail for the hike that didn't quite happen. It was quite a road! Very bumpy. Gale, Kim and I were in the backseat and we got bounced around like rag dolls.



Kim on the part of the Ditch Trail that we were able to navigate.



Michael hiking along the trail. I think we maybe hiked a half mile before we had to turn back because the trail just kind of disappeared.



Gale at the turnaround point.



Dave the conquering hero!



And here's Kim!



A creek along the attempted hike.



Gale was really into her photography!



More photography.



And even more photography.



Did I mention she was really into her photography?



Kim decided to follow in Gale's footsteps and take a picture.



Michael, Dave and Gale.



This is at the Kalalau Lookout with a view of the Kalalau Valley.


Kalalau Lookout.



This along Waimea Canyon but I'm not sure which lookout it was.

Kauai - Day 1

This is the first day on Kauai. Well, actually we arrived the previous night but by the time we got the shopping done at Costco and found the Condo where we were staying it was kind of late and too dark for any pictures. It was a bit on the rainy side as you can see. But, we still managed to get out and see the sights. We had a nice leisurely breakfast and then we were off to see the Limahuli Garden.





Dave playing in the rain outside the condo before leaving for the Garden.



Bird of Paradise at the Limahuli Garden.



Limahuli Stream runs through the Garden.



These rocks are thought to be a remnant of home sites built by the ancient Hawaiians.



I don't remember what this is but maybe Gale does.



Here is a spider that Gale wanted a picture of only her camera didn't have batteries so I took the picture for her. This was a bit of a trick because I don't really like spiders all that much and this one wasn't exactly tiny.



This is a Cooks Pine Tree.



The rock walls on this terrace style garden has been dated to about 700 years old and is part of an agricultural system used to grow Kalo.



This is a picture of the ocean just outside our condo. After a full day of checking out the Garden we got back to the condo and had some drinks and relaxed on the lanai (or balcony if you prefer) watching the waves.



Another picture taken from the lanai of the condo.

Honolulu Hawaii

Well, I thought I would start posting some of the Hawaii pictures. These pictures are from the Honolulu portion of the Hawaii trip. I figured I had better get started on this since Gale has been posting hers and making me look bad. We stayed at the Outrigger Reef on Waikiki Beach. It's a very nice hotel and just steps from the ocean. I know Michael posted a few pictures from our first day there, but I thought I would add a few more before moving on to the Kauai part of the trip.




This is a picture of the Outrigger pool taken from the balcony in our room.



This is the ceiling fan set up at the Shorebird. We stopped in at the Shorebird for a Mai Tai before walking along the beach.



This is looking towards Diamond Head which is just barely visible behind the palm trees.



It was a bit cloudy and rainy while we were there as you can see from this picture.



One of the sights on our walk.



Diamond Head



Michael in front of a banyan tree. A very interesting tree.



A closer view of the Banyan tree.




Michael trying to be Vanna White.



The Pink Flamingos were at the Hilton Hawaiian village.



Gale says this is an Ibis.







This little bird was my friend while we were waiting for the shuttle to take us to the airport to meet up with Kim, Gale and Dave. Next stop Kauai.

Boring'ol Hawaii

Well, here we are.Waikiki. Whodathunkit.
Kinda commercial, kinda cliche, but still pretty darn nice.

This is a bit of rainbow as seen from the beach. 
We weren't certain what it meant, and then we started getting wet.

This is the hotel as seen from the beach. The lil'ole rock is Diamond Head


















We got a free room upgrade, so we can actually see ocean. Nice bed too.

Darva Visit

Michael and I went to Yachats to visit with Darva back in September. Because we were showing up on Friday night and Darva had to be at Jay and Susan's for a dinner thing, Jay invited us to attend the dinner as well. I got some rather entertaining pictures at the dinner.




Darva and me.



Susan had some vintage reproduction masks that people were trying on. Doesn't Michael look like a real catch?



Jay and Susan.



Darva and me with Lulu.















Michael, sticking his tongue out at me.



Darva and Michael and Lulu's tail sticking up by Darva's foot.