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Sorry, to hear about the heli flight and I remember you mentioning that on your TR!Loved the photos of the falls!
Liked your analogy regarding U2 as their one of my favorite artists! I think I've seen them live...something like 12 times since the Joshua Tree tour in 1987. Well, anyway!
Oh wow, how cool!
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Hope, the rest of the trip doesn't experience a major setback like today with the heli!
Sadly there is another major issue yet to come, but I'll wait until I get to that bit of the trip report before saying anything else on that...
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I'm sure you wish you'd could control the weather....at least at times temporarily!
Now wouldn't that be great, especially with the awful winter we're all having.
The island is breathtaking, and I love all of the pictures you took. Sorry about the helicopter ride, but you'd be hard presssed to get me up in that thing, much less get me up there when the weather's bad. Good choice.
Well I'm finally caought up on part 2 and need to head over to catch up with part 3. You are bring back so many memories for me and now I want to go back to Hawaii again.
Did you manage to get to the southern most point on the Big Island?
Intersting little fact about Kauai. They can not build a building taller than a Palm tree. Most resort then build down the mountainside in steps so they can have a resort with 10 floors. (palms trees are generally 3 stories)
Last time I was in Kauai they were still recovering from Hurrican Iniki which beat the you-know-what out of the island. Many of the resorts on Poipu were still rebuilding. Funny thing - this is how long ago that was - I remember reading an article about a new TV that was going to air soon -----any guesses???? Friends!
Too bad about the helicopter tour, but you did make the best out of it. I had to laugh at the U2 song playing ironically. I am glad you found what you were looking for!
Well I'm finally caought up on part 2 and need to head over to catch up with part 3. You are bring back so many memories for me and now I want to go back to Hawaii again.
I'm so glad to hear that.
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Did you manage to get to the southern most point on the Big Island?
we didn't and frustratingly we would've had enough time to do that, so I'm really sad we didn't make it there.
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Intersting little fact about Kauai. They can not build a building taller than a Palm tree. Most resort then build down the mountainside in steps so they can have a resort with 10 floors. (palms trees are generally 3 stories)
That's a really neat fact - thanks for sharing that.
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Last time I was in Kauai they were still recovering from Hurrican Iniki which beat the you-know-what out of the island. Many of the resorts on Poipu were still rebuilding. Funny thing - this is how long ago that was - I remember reading an article about a new TV that was going to air soon -----any guesses???? Friends!
Oh wow - I was wondering if that was some time ago. I genuinely didn't realise that Hawai'i was affected by hurricanes.
I knew I'd have a lot to catch up on after a week of not reading anyone's trip except my own! It's weird to not be able to start the day with reading one of your installments, but I did kind of enjoy reading a bunch at once! Only trouble is I can't remember what I wanted to comment on, aside from the beautiful photos from all over Kauai. Sorry your helicopter flight was cancelled, but I imagine you'll try again next trip! I don't know why it seems to be different from other American schools, but my school definitely taught about Captain Cook. We had a unit in one of the early grades about all the major explorers and Cook was among them. Probably it's the age difference and the explorers are not in the current curriculi. I'm pretty sure that tree with in the cow photo (love that photo!) is an acacia. They have lots of varieties in HI, and this is the characteristic shape. Your lunch with the yummy desserts looks like the perfect spot in every way.
Off to catch up on maybe one more report before I leave for AK!
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That is a bummer about the helicopter ride, but better safe than sorry and of course you do want to see what you paid to see.
Glad they could refund you and give you a DVD too!!!
I knew I'd have a lot to catch up on after a week of not reading anyone's trip except my own! It's weird to not be able to start the day with reading one of your installments, but I did kind of enjoy reading a bunch at once! Only trouble is I can't remember what I wanted to comment on, aside from the beautiful photos from all over Kauai. Sorry your helicopter flight was cancelled, but I imagine you'll try again next trip!
Oh that's a given! I've already decided we'll go for one of the first flights of the day, then if that's cancelled, hopefully we can take a later one.
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I don't know why it seems to be different from other American schools, but my school definitely taught about Captain Cook. We had a unit in one of the early grades about all the major explorers and Cook was among them. Probably it's the age difference and the explorers are not in the current curriculi.
That could well be it. I hadn't thought about it, but of course they do change the curriculum from time to time.
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I'm pretty sure that tree with in the cow photo (love that photo!) is an acacia. They have lots of varieties in HI, and this is the characteristic shape.
I knew someone would know and I half suspected you might...
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Your lunch with the yummy desserts looks like the perfect spot in every way.
Off to catch up on maybe one more report before I leave for AK!
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Loved the photos of the falls!
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we didn't and frustratingly we would've had enough time to do that, so I'm really sad we didn't make it there. 
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