Hawaii

This year is our 10th anniversary, so we decided to celebrate by traveling halfway around the world for a whirlwind tour of Hawaii. We took a 7 day cruise island hopping around the major hotspots of one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

We flew into Honolulu on Friday, May 8. We had Friday afternoon and most of the day Saturday to explore Oahu. Here's a couple pics of Honolulu.

This is a view of the residential area of Honolulu.

ProBowl Stadium.
The view from our hotel room of Diamond Head Crater.

Saturday morning, we began the day running a 5k at an area park. The race was advertised as a Banana Chase, so we weren't quite sure what to expect. What a hoot to find that we were actually chasing Bananas. These two pics were taken after the race:

These are some of the Bananas we chased.The two of us after the race was over.

After going back to the hotel to clean up and check out, we went on a search for North Shore Beach to see some awesome surfing and over to tour the Dole Plantation.

We quickly learned, as you can see in these pictures, that there is no surfing in May. The winter months bring the incredible waves that make the beaches in Hawaii so famous. The summer months bring out the snorkeling. The crystal clear water was beautiful, though.

The Dole Plantation tour was fun. We learned lots about how pineapple is grown and harvested. The pineapple ice cream at the end of the tour was the best part, though.

After touring the plantation, we had to get to the ship. Unfortunately, we didn't get to visit Diamond Head Crater or Pearl Harbour. We simply ran out of time. Our next post will begin our cruise.