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Today we had a great drive up to Kilauea Lighthouse and Hanalei Bay. It was a gorgeous sunny day

Taro fields of Hanalei

Big waves and kite surfing!

Near Lihue we visited an ancient fish pond

We went to a great Luau tonight,  which told the story of the Hawaiian people!  Great dancers and a good dinner.   Luau Kalamaku at the Kilohana Plantation, the old sugar cane plantation on Kauai.

We had a relaxing day, pool, Puka dogs for lunch, whale watch in the afternoon! Life is good…. oh, and Chinese for dinner.

The beautiful Waimea canyon, the grand canyon of the Pacific!   We went all the way to the end to see the overlook of Kalalau Valley on Napili coast!

Kalakau overlook onto the Napili coast. We couldn’t get a ticket for a Cruise of the Napali coast so this is our only look into those stunning valleys. Picnic along the way!

We are in our new temporary home on Kauai, the point at Poipu. We even saw a whale spout off our shore from our lanai

It was a great day to watch the waves….. but a bit rough for most surfers. In fact, we didn’t see any!

Overlooking the beaches of the Northshore is an ancient Heiau, or sacred site, just a few minutes drive off the highway. We’ve visited a few others over the years but this one seems less well known, and we had not heard of it before! Puu O Mahuka Heiau

We visited Kualoa Ranch in Kaneohe for the Jurassic adventure tour of the ranch, the movie sights for many movies including Jurassic World and Jurassic Park.

Besides the fun movie parks, the views were spectacular of Koolauloa Valley as well as the stunning coastline, the Kaneohe mountains and the Bay.

We started early and were able to jump on the 2nd boat leaving when we arrived at Pearl Harbor, to visit the Arizona Memorial. It is always a moving experience.

The visitor center also has other exhibits

After Pearl Harbor, we visited the National cemetery of the Pacific

Altho Diamond Head now requires reservations to enter, we were able to drive in, thru the tunnel to see the view from inside, and afterward, the view of Koko Head on the other side.

We’ve arrived! Our 3 night stay in Honolulu is at the Modern at the marina at the West end of Waikiki. We’ll explore and have more pics for you soon

Our short walk along Waikiki

We’ve had a great few days in SoCal with grandson Dawson with family meals, whale watching…. well, actually only a couple dolphin watching, but fun

But off to Hawaii now! ALOHA!