 1b. The huge Ilikai hotel and condos. We were halfway up in the right wing  2. From our patio. High rises in every direction.  3. Nightly entertainment  4. Pearl Harbor - view of the USS Arizona memorial from the USS Missouri. We had pretty much free run of the battleship. Very interesting displays throughout the ship.  5. On to Kauai - our house (top floor) on the north coast in the jungle near Hanalei  5a. living area  5b. bedroom  6. View from our bedroom  9. Views around the house, and hiking up the valley  11.  12.  15.  16. wild pigs, the scourge of Hawaii in the eyes of every environmentalist  17.  18. Final stop: Kiahuna Plantation, on the south coast. Moonrise. Our condo is the one on the far left, downstairs  19. view from our patio  20. view from our patio  21. with Marie and Rich Andrews - Rich and Bill grew up only blocks apart in La Grange IL, and we reconnected right here a year ago, totally by chance. They hosted a lovely dinner, and we'll get together again later in the week.  |