In Hawaiian, Hana Hou means "Do it again" The phrase is also heard when toasting or when ordering another drink. For Yvonne and I, the phrase works well when we "do it again" with our fourth visit to the Islands.
The urban sprawl of Honolulu as seen from over 3000 feet.
The Royal Hawaiian Hotel, also known as The Pink Palace of the Pacific, was opened to the public in 1927 and is a landmark on Waikiki Beach.
Pronounced leaky-leaky, this highway runs through the city of Honolulu.
The Intrepid Travellers
Robert, Yvonne, Sandi, Tito, Julie, Rob.
Waikiki Beach
The Anthurium flower, also known as the Painter Tongue, Flamingo flower or Tail flower. This flower looks like plastic and has more aliases than Tito.
On our "round the island" tour.
Hanauma Bay on the island of Oahu
There are a lot of wild chickens outside of the cities.
Canada: 4568 miles
This Red Crested Cardinal is an introduced bird from South America.
Yvonne and Sandi are cracking and eating Macadamia nuts, the hard way.
The girls find a friend.
North Shore surfing competitions were underway.
small print: "you could be swept away from shore and could drown!"
The surfing competitions were being televised…..
and photographed.
These two surfers were limbering up while waiting for their names to be called.
The best place for pineapple and ice cream on the island.
I like the pink one!
and this one.
Leaving the Marriott Waikiki.
Off to the Big Island.
Geckos are your friends.
Sandi packed a few things.
Not your traditional beach. Some areas of The Big Island of Hawaii are littered with evidence of recent volcanic activity. The pool behind Yvonne gets flooded daily at high tide. In it are trapped fish, eels and turtles. It's great for snorkelling and less than a minute walk from our rental.
Our rental. Plenty of room for six people to get lost in.
Shouldn't a beach have some sand?
In earlier times these life-sized carvings of angry looking warriors were positioned along the shoreline to scare off visiting tribes. Not a very effective tactic these days.
Careful Yvonne, there's a 20 ft. rule when it comes to turtles.
No visit to Kona is complete unless you stop at the Bubba Gump Shrimp Company.
This Kona restaurant is all about Forrest Gump
Unusual "Travellers Palm" in our neighbour's yard.
Someone spent a lot of time chipping out this game in the lava flow. They should have made a couple comfortable places to sit too.
The Kona wharf and bay is not deep enough for cruise ships so they anchor in deep water and tender people to shore in their bus-size lifeboats.
It's amazing how things can grow in what seems to be solid rock.
Today the boys fix breakfast.
Having geckos on your house is apparently a good thing.
At the luau, we try to look like Hawaiians.
Her every move tells a story. Here, she is saying "come closer" or "stay away." I'm not sure.
Roasted boar served at the Luau
Some yard foliage alongside our driveway.
Even the flies are cute.
Amazing sunsets.
This mongoose lived in our yard.
Watching the sunset became a daily ritual.
We are on a mission. Cross eight canyons and a suspension bridge while wearing a safety harness and funny helmet.
Relax, I'm sure the trees will cushion your fall.
Leap of faith (backwards)
Off we go-o-o-o-o-o-o-o…….
Whale watching by submarine.
If you look carefully, quite a few of those are water bottles.
Like I said, not your conventional beach.
Loose coral washed ashore. In another thousand years we will have sand.
Humpback whales. When they surface for a breath they expel air from their lungs. It looks like steam blowing out of the water and makes a whooshing sound.
Kona open-air airport.
Aloha
