Leaving Seattle in December (and associated cold, snow and floods) was a nice change! Went to visit Gretchen in Hawaii. The land of always warm! Primary goal was time with Gretch, secondary goal was see the Dawgs beat Hawaii. I guess 1 for 2 isn't bad.
Island lifestyle even infiltrates the zoo
Our home for a week.....Waikiki; enjoyed being a tourist just like the rest of them.
Waikiki and Honolulu from Diamond Head
Gretchen's head from Diamond head
Ventured to Hanauma Bay for snorkeling
The highlight was snorkeling with two sea turtles.
Rough ambiance.....but we ate okay :)
December football in a T-shirt is the way to go! The Dawgs lost in the last minute though. It meant a lot to the locals; I tried to be a gracious loser. Most fans were nice to the purple clad.
After renting a board and languishing in Waikiki's little wavesI was impressed with these guys just getting out TO the "big waves" of the north shore
Wiamea Bay was the only place calm enough for surfing
They don't always make it out; who do you think will get swallowed in this photo? Answer is shown below
Mr. left side got sucked into the washing machine!
Harder than it looks.
A "little" wave near shore
Lunch with Pam (Gretchen's co-worker) and her parents
Culture hint: Those with Lei's are either coming or going. In this case Harold and Greg were heading to Guam.Had a great time! Did I mention it is always warm? Yeah, enjoyed every minute of it. A special thanks to J&T for fedexing me my lost ID so I could come home. This seasoned traveler lost that among other things in the not-so-violent surf of Waikiki :)
Next post will be shorter! I promise.
10 comments:
Woohoo! I was just coming over to complain that there were no Hawaii pics yet but alas, here they are! Looks like a MOST excellent adventure, save for the game results and the lost drivers license! Great to see those familiar sights and folks!
Thanks for the update! Very nice pictures as usual....
FANTASTIC photos! Especially loved the wave shots. Looks like an awesome time for usre!
Been waiting to see Gretchen's smiling face...the wait was worth it! Looks like you had a super time! The wave pictures were awesome...why weren't you out there?
Quite simply I wanted to come home in one piece! If you saw me floundering on my board in 3 foot waves it would be clear why I needed to stay on shore.
We want to see photos of Justing floundering in the surf. Post those next time!!!!!!!
Gretch looks great. . so glad to hear an update on her through you. =)
Katie
of course I love the opening pic...and all the pictures of the lovely warm weather, and my sister wearing a UW toque(as they say in canada)! Your pictures are looking great....
-Janae
those are some mighty fine surfing waves...mighty. doesn't look easy, at all. ahhh, hawaii!
So why didn't you tell me about this so I could stow away in your suitcase???
Sounds like a great trip! Someday I'll get there, maybe when the kids grow up :)
Looks like you had an awesome trip! We've got to get to Maui's north shore on our next trip (June... yee haa!) and watch the surfing! Mahalo! J & G
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