Hawaii Here We Come!

We leave for Hawaii on Sunday at 6 am. We are so grateful to Mike's parents for bringing us to the OIA at such an awful hour. Hopefully, Mike's ear infection will clear up soon and the flight will be comfortable for him. We will spend 5 days in Oahu and 4 days in Maui. These are some of the places we want to visit.

I am looking forward to visiting Chinatown in Honolulu. We can do some shopping and visit religious temples. Since Mike teaches Comparative Religions and I have a short section on World Religions, hopefully we can get some nice pictures and maybe right off the admission. We can't wait to snorkel and Mike bought an underwater camera. We practiced using it in my mom's pool. I included some pictures at the bottom. These are a few of the sights we hope to see in Oahu, Shark's Cove and Turtle Beach We booked this snorkeling excursion on Maui, Molokini Snorkel Mike is really looking forward to hiking Diamondhead. I am hoping to rest afterwards at the pool with a tropical drink and my feet in the water. Even more exciting to my husband is the luau on Maui! We are foodies and this 3 hour dinner and show extravaganza will be so cool! I am looking forward to trying poi, despite its reputation. I love to shop more than hike. I know this looks like Oahu's glorified flea market, but I don't care! I can't wait to haggle! This is a temple in honor of the Japanese population of Hawaii. Listen for us ringing the bell. When we visit Maui, Mike wants to go on a road trip over the Hana Highway. On this road is the Seven Sacred Pools.

Pictures to follow! Say a prayer for safe travel on our 14 hour day of travel beginning Sunday.