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Month: July 2016

Watching On The Beach

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Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, Hawaii

I ❤️ sunsets and sometimes they are ‘ok’ other times they are spectacular!

Photo taken with an iPhone 5s

Sunset At The Beach

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Kailua Kona, Hawaii

What more could I want, the ocean, the beach and a sunset, put them all together and you get a great place to RELAX!

Photo taken with an iPhone 5s

A Hawaiian Green Turtle

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There is something gracious about these beautiful, gentle creatures and this was the perfect spot to put my feet up and RELAX!

Photo taken with an iPhone 5s

Along The Beach

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I went for a walk and along the way I took a number of photos with my feet, there were so many opportunities for me to put my feet up and RELAX!

Photo taken with an iPhone 5s

Ocean Fun

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Manini’owali Beach, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, Hawaii

Feet up on a speckled, black and white beach, RELAXING while others play in the ocean!

Photo taken with an iPhone 5s

Speckled Beach

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Puako, Hawaii, Hawaii

Because of all the lava rock, the beach here is speckled with black (lava) and white sand.  A beautiful site with the contrasting ocean and blue sky.

Photo taken with an iPhone 5s

Lava Rock On The Beach

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Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, Hawaii

We stayed on the dry side of the island of Hawaii (The Big Island), with it’s lava fields and volcanoes. The sand is speckled white and black and it has it’s own uniqueness and beauty!

Photo taken with an iPhone 5s

Beautiful View

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Honolulu to Kona

We had a beautiful view of the island of Lanai, (I couldn’t quite get the whole island in, but I got most of it) as we flew to Kona, Hawaii (The Big Island).  In the background is Maui, you can see Haleakalā peeking thru the clouds at the top on the right.

Photo taken with an iPhone 5s

Spectacular

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Honolulu to Kona

We had a spectacular view of Diamond Head & Honolulu as we flew to the Big Island; Hawaii! It’s much easier to say good-bye when you are headed to another island!! ☺️

Photo taken with an iPhone 5s

QUAINT

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Haleiwa, Oahu, Hawaii

Haleiwa is a great place to put your feet up and RELAX! It’s quaint and very laid back! There you can get the best Shaved Ice, Surf, Paddle Board and see Hawaiian Green Turtles on the beach!
I ❤️ Haleiwa!!

Photo taken with an iPhone 5s

Matsumoto Shaved Ice

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Haleiwa, Oahu, Hawaii

You can’t go to Hawaii without having a shaved ice at Matsumoto’s, the best around! DELISH!  THANKS to my granddaughter for helping me with this photo, as well as the others in the background!

Dole

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Wahiawa, Oahu, Hawaii

As I was sitting and taking photos of my feet, a man walked by, he was making a video and speaking, I heard him say, ‘and this lady is taking photos of her feet, COOL, I am going to have to do that!’ How inspiring I can be! ☺️ And, in the perfect place, I put my feet up and RELAXED at Dole Plantation!

Photo taken with an iPhone 5s

Dole Plantation

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Wahiawa, Oahu, Hawaii

We always enjoy visiting Dole Plantation, this time we took the train ride and went thru the maze. We had so much fun! This photo was the view from the train and in the maze we divided up into 3 teams. We would have won except we missed one of the stations and had to go back and find it! The kids loved it! We of course, topped it off with a Pineapple Float, well, we started with it, to give us energy!

Photo taken with an iPhone 5s

I Never Tire

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Ko Olina, Oahu, Hawaii

I never tire of taking photos of Hawaiian Green Turtles.  This one was fun to take photos of, at one point he went right under me, I could feel his shell against my stomach.

Photo taken with a Fuji XP

Coming Up For Air

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Ko Olina, Oahu, Hawaii

This Hawaiian Green Turtle  was fun to photograph.  Here he came up for air, because sea turtles are mammals, they breath air like humans do, so they have to come up from time to time to get air.  Having said that, they can stay under the water for a lot longer than we can!

Photo taken with a Fuji XP

Swimming By

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Ko Olina, Oahu, Hawaii

I ❤️ snorkeling, particularly when there are turtles! There is a lagoon we go to and there has always been at least one turtle there, this time there were three. They are such amazing creatures, strong yet so gentle.

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Coming Towards Me

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Ko Olina, Oahu, Hawaii

There is a lagoon in Ko Olina and every time I go snorkeling there, we find turtles.  They are so fun to swim with and they are friendly and gentle!

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Polynesian Cultural Center

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Laie, Oahu, Hawaii

Whenever we go to Oahu we always go to the PCC (Polynesian Cultural Center) if nothing else to support them for the great work they do! They not only share their cultures with us, they give scholarships to the students at Brigham Young University Hawaii, allowing them to work at the PCC and earn money for their education. What a great thing! Now, I haven’t even mentioned the shows, the delicious food and of course, the fantastic night show! We had a grand time!

Photo taken with a Canon 50D

PCC

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Laie, Oahu, Hawaii

I ❤️ the PCC! It has beautifully manicured grounds, very entertaining shows, delicious food and the evening show is inspiring!

Photo taken with a Canon 5s

Samoa

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Samoa is one of my favorite villages to visit at the Polynesian Cultural Center, though I have a lot of favorites! It’s fun and entertaining and the perfect place to put my feet up and RELAX!!

Photo taken with an iPhone 5s