2016 – Hawaii

Here is a video Michael made over the course of our trip…

We woke up early on the train to go have breakfast in the dining car… Michael and I stepped off the train in Gallup… Soon after lunch in the dining car, we arrived into Lamy, just about on time… Now, we just had the drive home. Except for the fact that our car would not … Continue reading »

Today was pretty simple. Got up, hotel shuttle to the Santa Fe depot in San Diego… Took a Surfliner train to Los Angeles… Waited for a couple of hours in LA and then boarded our final train, #4 Southwest Chief… We just had dinner and are now settling down for the night. This trip is … Continue reading »

Well, this was a pretty slow day vacation wise. We started by saying goodbye to our view… We went to the airport, returned the rental, and boarded our Hawaiian Airlines flight back to the mainland… Nice parting picture of the island… And Michael caught be dancing to some techno music on the plane.. Now we … Continue reading »

We did not have a lot planned for today. We started the day going to Manoa Falls. The hike was about 30 minutes each way and was a completely different environment than we had been in so far. It was jungle and while not hot, it was very humid. We then drove out for a … Continue reading »

We slept in a little later this morning. Then we stopped by the Kamehameha Statue that they show in Hawaii 5-0 all the time… Then we headed all the way to the opposite side of Oahu to the town of Laie. We first stopped of at Lanie Point… After a quick lunch, we drove by … Continue reading »

We started the day going to Diamond Head crater. Here is where we started… Then after some steep trails, some stairs, more trails, more stairs, a tunnel that I am sure did not have enough air in it, some more trails, some more stairs, then more stairs, then more stairs, we reached the top rim… … Continue reading »

The day started early cause it would take all day to see everything at Pearl Harbor… We started with a great tour of the USS Missouri… The spot where the surrender was signed… We also visited the USS Bowfin submarine… And the Pacific Aviation Museum… And the USS Arizona memorial. Here we are on the … Continue reading »

We started the morning with breakfast at the hotel in San Diego… Then we took the shuttle to the dreaded airport to get an airplane involved in this trip… Pretty soon we were on board and away we went… After a long 5 hours, we caught our first glimpse of where we were headed… After … Continue reading »

We have just landed on Oahu!