Morning of Easter
April 21, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Sunrise and eggs
Lava Tube!
April 21, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Just got out of the lava tube! No lava left, but after making the tube like a little underground river, the lava drained out leaving a labyrinth of tunnels. Nicholas and I kept Caroline’s heartRead more
On the road up Mauna Kea
April 21, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
We’re going up the mountain. Visitor centre at 9000 feet, summit around 14,000 if we go that high.
Telescopes at the top
April 21, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
So cool to see all the research telescopes.
Sunset at the top
April 21, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Worth the wait
Science
April 22, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
So we’re driving home from our trip to the summit of Mauna Kea and we start hearing weird noises in the car, like of something breaking or being crushed. Turns out it was the water bottles that weRead more
Under the Sea
April 22, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
We all live in a yellow submarine....in Kona!
New digs
April 22, 2019, North Pacific Ocean ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
New place for the evening. And a visit to the nearby waterfront.
Two Step
April 23, 2019, North Pacific Ocean ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Our first snorkel of the trip
Coffee Shack
April 23, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Kona Coffee, ono, luau bread, coconut pie etc etc
Also an avocado tree next to the lenai.
Underwater!
April 23, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Got the old Olympus camera wet for the first time at Two Step beach.
Captain Cook Monument
April 24, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
We hiked down to the monument and some of the world’s best snorkeling. The hike was gruelling, at 2.5 miles each way, traversing 1200 feet of elevation. We were saved by a kind couple who gave usRead more
Coffee Farm
April 24, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
A tasting at/ with Heavenly Hawaiian Coffee Growers. We tried 4 types of coffee...all wonderful:)
Pearl Harbour Part I
April 25, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
After our flight, we looked at the weather forecast. Later in the week it predicted rain, and right now it was 85 and sunny so we decided to visit the USS Bowfin submarine at Pearl Harbour.
Submarine Museum
April 25, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
N took many photos. Here are a few.
North Shore
April 25, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Just arrived at the North Shore of Oahu.
Dinner at Haleiwa Joe's
April 25, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
While walking to find something to eat, a lady stopped us on the side of the road and complimented my (Peter) colourful shirt. She then welcomed us to the North Shore and introduced herself as AuntyRead more
Pearl Harbor Part 2
April 26, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
USS Arizona Memorial and Mighty Mo
Mighty Mo
April 26, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Touring the decks. Admiring the big guns.
Sunset
April 26, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Walking along the beach park.
Pacific Aviation Museum
April 27, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Pearl Harbor Part 3
We took a tour called the ‘Aviators Tour’ which gave us a guide (Mike) and access to a second hangar that still had bullet holes from original Pearl Harbour attack. We sawRead more
TravelerTom Cruise was not there, however our tour guide had a pic of Tom. His wife works at Lockheed Martin and she told him the story of some hotshot arriving in a P51 Mustang (WWII fighter plane) which turned out to be Tom Cruise arriving to try the F35 flight simulator to prepare for Top Gun II.
Shrimp truck, shave ice, sunset.
April 27, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Food truck was on our to do list, followed by Matsumoto’s shave ice (shaving machine shown). And an awesome sunset.
Laniakea Beach
April 28, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Where the layson turtles beach and sun. We saw 5 altogether, the pictures are all of Oakley: adult male 35 yrs old.
On a quest for nesting albatrosses!
April 28, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Caroline and I abandoned Nicholas at the condo and went for a 5km hike to see an albatross at Ka’ena Point, which is in a protected (from predators) wildlife preserve. We saw dozens includingRead more
Surfin Safari
April 29, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
This morning the three of us took a two hour surfing lesson. Since we all went, we have no pictures. Nicholas did the best of all of us and was standing up pretty good by the end of the lesson. TurnsRead more