This was our second cruise with Pied Piper. They do an excellent job. Lyman and Dennis, our cruise hosts, were very good. We had cruised with Lyman to Alaska. This tour group had about 100…
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What to do in Hawaii
Hawaii is all about the scenery and beauty. Above all, I recommend that you spend time on some of the beautiful black, green or white sand beaches. As I mentioned previously, Hawaii, Kauai and Maui…
Hawaii in Review
I thought I would spend a few blog entries reviewing the cruise. Today, I’ll cover the islands and my impressions. Hawaii, the big island, had two distinct flavors. Hilo sat on the dry side of…
April 20, 2006 – Thursday – At Sea
The last two days have been very relaxing and peaceful at sea. The sea is quite calm and it has been very sunny. My morning walk around the top deck was very windy though. I…
April 18, 2006 – Tuesday – Lahaina, Hawaii (Maui)
It’s easy to see why celebrities chose Maui as a place to live. It has the beauty of Kauai, plus large amounts of restaurants, shopping and resorts. We spent the day exploring Lahaina, a former…
April 17, 2006 – Monday – Honolulu, Hawaii (Oahu)
Today was the warmest day yet with pure sun and mid-80s. We purposely did not book any excursions. We wanted a quiet day to explore and relax. We debated on Pearl Harbor but waited too…
April 16, 2006 – Sunday – Kauai Hawaii (The Garden Isle)
This is Hawaii! We spent 7 hours today on an excursion, The Na Pali Explorer. We had initially decided not to take this recommended excursion but changed our minds with the urging of other members…
April’s Embarrassing Childhood Photo
As promised, here is this month’s childhood photo. I knew that I would be on the cruise when I wanted this photo posted. I saved it to this laptop specifically to post it at Easter….