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On our way to Hawaii! We're flying over Arizona now, I'm pretty sure.
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...and now we're landing in Honolulu! The airport is very close to the coast - more pictures later.
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Even the drive to our hotel had some beautiful scenery. (this will become a theme...the scenery, not the drive to our hotel!)
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By the time we got to the hotel, unpacked, and I had the presence of mind to take a picture it was already getting close to sunset. It was a nice view, even if the balcony was fairly small so we didn't spend a lot of time out there.
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David on Waikiki Beach! Our hotel was right across the street, which was very convenient for evening beach strolls.
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Looking out over Waikiki Beach.
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On the bus on the way to the ill-fated submarine tour, we drove by the Ala Wai Canal.
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The view from the pier where we were supposed to take the submarine was pretty.
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We rented some beach chairs and umbrellas and read on the beach for a bit. It was nice!
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For dinner we walked over to the Eggs n' Things on the other side of Waikiki Beach. Here's David recreating a picture from the last time we were here! Except we didn't
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Me at Eggs n' Things.
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While we were at the Department of Health to pick up our marriage license, I saw this old smallpox quarantine order.
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We toured the Polynesian Cultural Center - here I sip on some fresh coconut water! (it tasted...OK, I guess)
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The Samoan village (really, all the villages) were very pleasant to walk around.
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In the Samoan village this guy climbed up that tree! It was impressive.
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A warrior canoe from New Zealand.
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On the left is a noni tree, whose fruit supposedly has a lot of medicinal properties. (over the course of our trip we heard it cured everything from allergies to cancer) On the right is our tour guide, whose name I sadly didn't write down.
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More of the Hawaiian village. We learned how to dance the hula here!
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Dancing at the Tahitian village.
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Us in front of a waterfall while we waited for the evening show at the Polynesian Cultural Center.
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After the show "Ha: Breath of life", the performers took pictures with people. They must have been incredibly sweaty - the show was very energetic!
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Our hotel (the Aston Waikiki Beach) had "Breakfast on the Beach" every morning. As you can see, it's not actually on the beach, although Waikiki Beach is right across the street behind me. The reception desk is just to the right of the blue um
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David in a coffee garden at Green World Farms. He's pointing to coffee beans!
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We took the Pineapple Express train tour at the Dole Plantation. Here are banana trees!
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More fields of...something at the Dole Plantation. The red dirt made everything look very tropical!
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A nice grassy spot in the Dole Plantation.
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We're about to enter the World's Largest Hedge Maze(TM)! Even though we followed a map, it was surprisingly tough.
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David at the first(?) marker we found! Each station was a different island of Hawaii.
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Me at the Kaua'i marker!
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The bus drove through Hale'iwa, where all the buildings have to look like they did in plantation times - no more than two stories, and they have to be made of wood (or look like wood). There were some neater looking buildings that I missed, but here's a
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David on a beach! (unfortunately, I didn't write down which beach...)
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We loved the fact that this ordinary shopping complex has a breathtaking view behind it. Hawaii!
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A nice view of Kualoa Ranch, where Jurassic Park and a bunch of other movies filmed!
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Me in front of Chinaman's Hat (the island in the distance)
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Looking out over Kane'oge Bay.
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Our hotel room at the Aston Waikiki Beach as we were checking out. This trip we didn't remember to take pictures of our hotels until we were unpacked, and then it looked messy. So, at the end, then!
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The Honolulu airport has a garden! Inside security! Seriously, it's like the best airport ever. (it also has a California Pizza Kitchen, which we ate lunch at)
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A beautiful old map of Hawaii, as seen on the wall of the amazing Honolulu airport.
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On the runway at the Honolulu airport. The ocean is right there!
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A nice view of Kauai as we approach!
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The view from the balcony of our condo, which was in Kapaa on the east side of Kauai. So beautiful!
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Friday we went on a helicopter ride, and we got to sit in the front seat!
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We just took off from the Lihue airport!
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I think this is the bay in Lihue, and I think those buildings are a resort or something. (this is the kind of quality descriptions you get from me!)
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A mountain and a river or something!
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The helicopter pilot seemed to know what he was doing, which was comforting since sitting in the front was a bit dizzying.
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This is the waterfall from Jurassic Park! Unfortunately the picture didn't turn out great - it was much better in person. Just do an image search for it.
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This looks like a canyon, but I'm pretty sure it's not Waimea Canyon. So let's just say it's some other canyon?
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This is definitely Waimea Canyon! You can see the entrance straight ahead, I think.
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More of Waimea Canyon. It's so green!
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The beautiful Na Pali Coast, on the north coast of Kauai.
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We flew straight in to this valley thing right near Kalalau Beach. It was intimidating.
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Flying out of the valley, the land drops away to the ocean very quickly.
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A great view of Kalalau Beach, which is the end of the Kalalau Trail that Jonathan and Sarah hiked. You can also see the reflection of my shorts! Stupid glare.
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One last Na Pali Coast picture...from the air at least. There are more pictures coming from the sea - just you wait!
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Tunnels Reef is just off the coast, which is a great place to snorkel.
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More pretty mountains covered with trees and such.
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Us, happily back on solid land!
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Later we drove over to Hanapepe for Art Night. But first we went to the western-most bookstore in the United States! (I know the sign qualifies it with "independent", but the owner didn't) Sarah and David are excited to be there!
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Apropos of nothing, this car's paint job (and matching gas pump!) was pretty sweet.
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Me on the Hanapepe Swinging Bridge, which according to kauai.com is "one of Hanapepe's most popular attractions", which is probably technically true. Nice view, though!
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David at Waimea Canyon overlook.
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More Waimea Canyon, or "The Grand Canyon of the Pacific". So much green!
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Looking down over Kalalau Valley.
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On the other side of the trail, I think this is looking over Waimea Canyon?
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Pretty...umm...flowers and stuff along the Waimea Canyon hike.
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David taking a break along the Waimea Canyon hike. It was a long hike!
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Me at an honest-to-goodness sign post! (along the Waimea Canyon hike)
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This is some Waimea Canyon moss. I'm not sure why I took this picture.
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Me in front of more Waimea Canyon trees and stuff.
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On the way back on the Waimea Canyon, a cloud rolled in! There was zero visibility over the edge - everything just faded into cloud. It was a bit spooky!
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After the hike, we saw a chicken up close. This happened a lot, really - chickens and chickens and chickens!
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David at Hideaways Beach! The hike down was a bit treacherous, but the beach was beautiful and shady. Perfect for reading!
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The beach part of Hideaways Beach. The waves hitting the rocks just past the beach made some big splashes!
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After getting married, we went to a nice luau at Smith's Tropical Paradise.
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While wandering around Smith's Tropical Paradise, our way was blocked by this peacock, who proceeded to poop on the bridge and then move on :-)
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The imu ceremony at the Smith's Tropical Paradise luau.
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A Tahitian dance at the Smith's Tropical Paradise luau show. It was very dark and the reflection in the water is neat!
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A Japanese fan dance, I think, at the Smith's Tropical Paradise luau show.
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The New Zealand haka dance, at the Smith's Tropical Paradise luau show.
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At the end of the show all the dances were happening at once and then, bam, fire explosion! I happened to catch the beginning of the explosion.
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On our tour of the Allerton Garden, our guide showed us turmeric.
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David next to some very tall trees at the Allerton Garden.
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The Allerton garden had a lot of nice "water features" like this one.
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Red ginger!
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This is where they found the dinosaur eggs in "Jurassic Park"! My life is now complete. (in the Allerton Garden)
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A very thick pocket of bamboo.
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Later that day we went to Kauai Mini Golf, which was pretty fun! Like the course we did in Maui each hole had fun facts about Hawaii.
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David on a bridge between holes.
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Me by a tiny zen garden :-)
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We went to do some rum tasting at the Koloa Rum company. It was delicious!
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Cheers!
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Surfing in front of the Hawaiian Trading Post! We bought some Maui onion salt there. It is tasty if a bit pungent.
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We took a boat trip along the Na Pali Coast, and on the way out we saw a small group of dolphins! (but I only got one on camera)
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We pose in front of a neat cave - you can see the light coming in from above.
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The views of the Na Pali Coast were stunning. Here's a waterfall!
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More pretty Na Pali Coast - I think that's a small waterfall in the distance.
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That evening (our last in Hawaii!) we ate at Oasis on the Beach, which was the restaurant at our condo.
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David, Jonathan, and Sarah at Oasis on the Beach.
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It was our last day, so time to take pictures of the condo! Here's the living room.
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The kitchen, which was nice to have even though we didn't do a ton of cooking.
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Bedroom #1, which the Mendezes had. It was nice because...
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...you could see the ocean from the bathroom!
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Bedroom #2, which was our bedroom. It was (possibly?) a little smaller...
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...but the bathroom was bigger. In summary, the bedrooms were exactly equally desirable!
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Down by the beach, we saw this Hawaiian monk seal! (the sign says that she's OK)
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This "hazardous cliff" sign was serious business.
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Waterfall time! Here's Wailua Falls.
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Title:
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And here's Opaekaa Falls, from a distance.
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Finally, here's the sunrise on the flight back home. That's it!
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