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After meeting up with Grandi and Mrs. S at the Honolulu Airport, off we went to the Big Island....
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Grandi and Caroline settling in to a good movie at the condo.
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A salamander/gecko friend on the porch table on the lanai
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View of downtown Kailua-Kona from the restaurant, not far from where the cruise ships pull into the harbor
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Allergy Man always has to bring his own food along...he doesn't seem to mind.
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Sleepy little brother
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"Ready to shop, Mom!"
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The first of many beautiful Kona sunsets with a cruise liner in the distance
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Making Valentines with Mrs. S
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The kids taste McDonald's after a very long withdrawal....can you see them shaking with excitement? :)
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Inside the Painted Church, Captain Cook, Hawaii
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Outside the Painted Church
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On the way to our first black sand beach in Punalu'u...
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None of the famous green sea turtles were nesting at the time, but the kids loved the beach anyway.
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"The future's so bright...I gotta wear shades."
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Here we are stopping to eat at Volcanoes National Park.
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Off to the steam vents
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View of a crater
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This is the most we have worn since April 2007 in Boston. Hawai'i was downright chilly compared to our South Pacific temps!
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Now we enter the rainforest...literally! The giant ferns are beautiful and apparently thrive in volcanic soil.
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Entering the Thurston Lava Tubes
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Phew! Made our way out!
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Bedtime stories with Mrs. S
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Outside the oldest Christian Church on the island
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Inside the oldest Christian Church on the island
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The King's old summer palace, which was under renovation, so we could not go in.
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Christopher and Caroline in front of a banana tree....if you look really closely between their two heads, you can see a bunch of bananas growing.
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Kona evenings from the lanai of the condo where we stayed
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Beautiful sunsets
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"Ready for my movie, my rice milk, and some snacks, Mom!"
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We heard great things about Hookena Beach but did not end up feeling very impressed. The kids got to play a little, though.
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Yes, this was the day I dressed her in a dress and myself in white shorts...the day we planned to frolick in black sand.
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After a nice week together, it is time to return to Honolulu and part ways.
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"Mom, you really ought to look at this manual. Something about a floatation device and some unexpected sky diving....is that on the itinerary today?"
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Strapped in and ready to go
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After 2 crazy shopping days in Honolulu trying to ship ourselves back items that are hard to find on Kwaj (or too expensive there, like boxes of diapers), we spent the last day soaking up the Waikiki sun.
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The water temps are definitely cold in Hawaii compared to Kwaj.
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David wants a turn...or maybe not...
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Mom's turn to bury the kiddos
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"What did you find there, David? Buried treasure?"
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This sums up what we WISH all 3 kids would have done on the 6-hour flight back to Kwaj...well, you can't have everything.
