Posted By RichC on August 21, 2006
Heading to the airport on the bus. We are hoping for enough extra time before flying back to the mainland so as to be able to drive to Pearl Harbor. Crossing our fingers we can fight this heavy, heavy traffic. Later.
Posted By RichC on August 20, 2006
Head out and circling Kauai back to Honalulu.
Posted By RichC on August 20, 2006
Looking out in the harbor this morning I’m realizing a vacation is coming to an end. We will be circling by helicopter today … Then off for Honolulu.
Posted By RichC on August 20, 2006
Hanalei, Kauai with David and Gillian. The guys wait while the girls visit Gillian’s dress shop. I can’t wait to post a photo of jumping off the cliff and rope swing. Very exhilarating!
Posted By RichC on August 20, 2006
Our ship “The Pride of Hawaii” leaving Kona and the big island of Hawai’i behind as we sail for Kauai tonight. This will not get sent until the next Sprint service — we’ll see how that is on Jurassic Kauai.
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I have some negative comments to come on the NCL management of the American flagged vessels … at least in regard to their newest and largest that we are on.
Posted By RichC on August 19, 2006
We must be nuts … its early and cold!
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Who in their right mind gets up at 2am to catch a van to the 10,023 foot extinct volcano just so they can see the sunrise above the clouds … and yet can still come away saying that it was well worth it. Yes … it was. Maybe its not a vacation, but it sure was a beautiful (and cold) sight. Photos do not do it justice … imagine the 360 degree view around the top of the crater rim. Awesome. (did I mention it was cold!)
After the sunrise the warmup began as we biked our way down the 38 miles back to sealevel … or close too it. I’m not sure how much exercise my leg receives but I know my grip received a workout. (braking all the way down!) It was an awesome day but we are all dead tired.
Posted By RichC on August 18, 2006
Kids are out on jetskis and we’re just enjoying a morning at a cafe in Kona, Hawai’i. Breezy and beautiful … wish you were here.
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Posted By RichC on August 18, 2006
Since I have my Treo ‘tethered’ to my notebook computer in Maui I’ll put a couple more photos up rather than using the cellphone camera. (Sprint EVDO service here) We sailed over to the smaller island of Lanai (from Maui) which was something I love to do. The trip over in the morning was under power, but after a day of snorkling, swimming, body surfing (Photo Alex), sunning and hiking we had a wonderful sunset sail back. The day at the beach was definitely improved with a barbeque which tasted fantastic after the salt, sun and warm weather.
While on the island, there was a short hike away from the resorts and beach that was truly enjoyable. The view was wonderful … it was something we almost missed. Thankfully we didn’t. (Photo of your’s truly, Katelyn my daughter and my wife Brenda) The sail back was even better and I’ll include a quick snapshot of my daughter as the sun goes down behind Lanai. (as Arnold would say …. “I’ll be back.”)
Posted By RichC on August 17, 2006
Two days, two different volcanic summits. The first was on the ‘big island’ of Hawai’i and rises from the seafloor some 33000 feet of which 13,796 feet as see from the geological marker. Its the first time I’ve climbed to that altitude and was amazed at how thin the air is hiking at that level. (we drove the majority of the way but the summit is only accessable on foot) We were warned to have oxygen available and our guide thankfully had it in the van … just in case. Nevertheless it does take a turbocharged vehicle of sufficient displacement to scale the road up to the 12 observatories that are second only to the Hubble at making deep space discoveries.
One of the more famous is the Keck observatory. Photo of Taylor, Alex and Katelyn with steaming breath ‘in Hawaii’
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Posted By RichC on August 16, 2006
By the time you read this, you will realize we did not have Sprint EVDO service on Hilo, Hawai’i so yesterday’s quick messages were sent this morning at Maui. It is a beautiful morning sitting on the deck of the NCL ship ‘Pride of Hawaii’ eating breakfast. Last nights sail an view of the lava flows into the sea were unbealieveable. I eventualy edit these posts and post those pictures. (take with better camera) Aloha!