June 1, the last day of school, Larry & I got a military hop to Hawaii! Here we are on top of Diamond Head, an extinct volcano overlooking Honolulu, which you see in the background.
This is how we got here!
We went snorkeling at Hanauma Bay. there were thousands of fish of all colors, about the size of my hand, and a few larger ones. that was the highlight of the trip!
Removing the pig from the roasting pit at the luau at the Hale Koa. We ate all kinds of strange things, like seaweed salad, fresh tomatoes and raw salmon. The fresh fruits and roasted meats were great. Poi is awful. It's kind of like cold oatmeal that's been blendered up to mush, but not nearly that good!
This picture is the Hale Koa where we stayed for 2 nights. The next 4 shots are all from our balcony. What a view! Larry has wanted to stay here for years, but we could never get a reservation. This time we got cancellations. Hale Koa means "House of the Warrior."
View of Hololulu and the gardens around the Hale Koa
View of the Ocean
Night view of the city is so beautiful
Looking directly down from our balcony. the pool was heated to about 80 degrees. We were so busy, we didn't get to swim here very much!
In Alaska, we took a "26 Glaciers" cruise on this catamaran, the Klondike Express. Because if was a catamaran, it could go faster and we went 135 miles through the deep fjords to see the glaciers. We saw hundreds of sea otters and several bald eagles, a mountain goat and a few moose. Larry loved it!
Glaciers are actually blue!
We got to watch several aerial refuelings en route. We laid on our stomach in the very back of the plane, and looked out the little window in the floor to see our plane "pass gas" to the plane below.
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What a wonderful trip! I'm so glad you guys went and had such a great time!
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