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- Jul 26, 2003
OK, my husband and I went in the early 80's. I don't remember what was on what island. We really had a ball. Oahu was our least favorite. Too many people and traffic. But we did like the Polynesian cultural center, things like that. The flea market is so funny. One booth had watches for $3 and watches with hands $5! 
And of course, we had to go the jewelry wholesale office.
It was in the 80's most of the time we were there. This was sometime between January and March. Probably mostly in Feb. Of course, I loved the flowers everywhere, the scenery and although one of the brochures said there were no snakes, they have tree snakes. Luckily I never saw any but was a little jumpy when the little lizards were on the walls of the restaurants. I guess that's just normal there. There are the volcanoes, rains that didn't really last that long,
beaches, etc. Took a boat to a grotto where a lot of people get married. Be prepared for really bad singers manning the boats. We saw 4 islands in
3 1/2 weeks. I loved it there, my husband didn't. He did not like humidity at all. Take a light sweater for evenings. It is cool. Make sure you get a car with air conditioning. Never found a really good restaurant. I think there are a lot more there now. If you want somewhere cool, try Colorado Rockies. Or even better, Canadian Rockies. Beautiful. Hope you find somewhere you love and have a great time.
I'm hoping one of these times to visit my cousin in Los Gatos. Last time we were there, she took us on a drive up past Peggy Flemings house, just didn't know which one was hers. The only way we got to go that way was because at the time my cousin was a realtor, although no one was at the gate. Huge expensive places.
And of course, we had to go the jewelry wholesale office. It was in the 80's most of the time we were there. This was sometime between January and March. Probably mostly in Feb. Of course, I loved the flowers everywhere, the scenery and although one of the brochures said there were no snakes, they have tree snakes. Luckily I never saw any but was a little jumpy when the little lizards were on the walls of the restaurants. I guess that's just normal there. There are the volcanoes, rains that didn't really last that long,
beaches, etc. Took a boat to a grotto where a lot of people get married. Be prepared for really bad singers manning the boats.
We saw 4 islands in 3 1/2 weeks. I loved it there, my husband didn't. He did not like humidity at all. Take a light sweater for evenings. It is cool. Make sure you get a car with air conditioning. Never found a really good restaurant. I think there are a lot more there now. If you want somewhere cool, try Colorado Rockies. Or even better, Canadian Rockies. Beautiful. Hope you find somewhere you love and have a great time.
I'm hoping one of these times to visit my cousin in Los Gatos. Last time we were there, she took us on a drive up past Peggy Flemings house, just didn't know which one was hers. The only way we got to go that way was because at the time my cousin was a realtor, although no one was at the gate. Huge expensive places.
), another town whose name escapes me at the moment, and then Victoria, B.C. It's a cruise, and I'm pretty excited about it.
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I took an end of season Inside Passage cruise to Alaska (September 2002). As we were debarking in Vancouver, I could see the fresh tropical flowers on the pier waiting to be loaded, as our ship was leaving that day for Hawaii. Oh, how I wanted to stay on!
