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| "Secret Beach"....near China mans hat, but Natalie really did drive down a road that was marked 'closed'....This beautiful little spot is used by the Kualoa Ranch for weddings, but since all Hawaiian Beaches are open to the public, we enjoyed this lovely spot as well. |
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| Deep discussions. This is the secret beach. The water was as calm as pool water. You can see China Mans hat in the distance. |
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| The view from at the end of the Lighthouse Trail. The beach on the left side is the one we went to after the hike for a nice swim. |
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| The lighthouse. |
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| You can see the lighthouse on the edge of the mountain if you know where to look. We loved this beach and the clear water and silky sand. |
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| On Monday the kids missed school (again!) and we joined their parents at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Honolulu where they had had an overnight vacation. We swam at the pools and then before we drove home we stopped for shaved ice at Vintage Shaved Ice. Best yet. |
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| Pounders Beach |
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| Banyan Tree and yet another secret beach next to Turtle Bay. We hiked to a point where there was a pillbox. |
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| Kaena Point. Drove 1 hour, and hiked one hour to the point for this great view! |
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| We stopped to eat our picnic lunch at Kaena Point. Hiked an hour back to our car. It was a 2 1/2 mile hike each way from the car park. |
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| The flowers and fauna are so unique. And the birds were gorgeous. |
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| Hiking with Natalie is always an adventure. Hiking to Hamama Falls |
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| Hooray, we made it to the Falls |
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| Tori had her Christmas Ballet recital. She can strut her stuff. |
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| Sleep over at Grammie and Pops....while Natalie and Noel go to the Eagles/Jack Johnson concert in Honolulu with friends. |
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| Judd Trail Hike. It was muddy, and we had to cross this small river. Fun to be together. The girls were troopers. |
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| Island Vintage for shaved ice. Way better than Matsumoto's. Sorry guys, but it's true. |
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| Natalie took this photo....we were enroute to Honolulu and missed it. Still, from her backyard, what a shot! |
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| PCC for an afternoon with Elder Uchtdorf....well, he sat in front of us, that should count. We also were able to hook up with Janelle and Verdonn Simmons for his 65th birthday. We managed to surprise Verdonn, just showed up at their hotel room (Ritz-Carlton in Honolulu on the 20th floor). It took Verdonn a solid 20 seconds to register who we were! Had a fabulous time catching up after so many years. |
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| The dancing at the Fuji village was very intense and very good. We also did the night show, but I like the village a bit better because you get to be up close to the dancers. |
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| All of us together making our Christmas wish. Santa in Hawaii gets to wear his shorts and sandals. Thanks Natalie and Noel and girls for making our month in Hawaii awesome! |
