Disclaimer: Back in May of 2006, when I started posting about our vacation to the Hawaiian Islands, we were severely limited regarding photos I could share due to bandwidth limitations. Here in 2022, I’m updating these posts using the original image and text I shared, but I’m adding the rest of the photos I would have liked to share if bandwidth and storage had not been issues 16 years ago. 

Under Kahili Mountain we awoke to the rooster’s crow, stepped outside, and showered beneath the banana tree leaves partly covering our outdoor shower. This is the view of looking up while naked.

I left the key on the table of our cabin under the watchful gaze of this spider, started the car, and drove to the beach.

Caroline grabbed yesterday’s pineapple and apple bananas, I picked up the snorkel gear, and we sat down below a palm tree for breakfast on Poipu Beach.

Some early morning cloud cover quickly gave way, and the sun lit the shallow waters for one more swim with the fishies.

They all came by to wish us good luck on our travels and assured us they were looking forward to meeting us again one day.

Even the urchin waved its pointy spines a fond farewell; the display of love touched our tear glands.

Others turned their backs, afraid they too would cry, saying as they did so, “Just go now.”

Crap, now I can’t remember if this was a Moorish idol, a schooling bannerfish, or pennant coralfish; I think it said it was a Moorish idol, but don’t quote me.

Whoa, a purple velvet pufferfish with Starfield came out to enchant us.

And with that, we left the ocean like only people can and started our journey to the airport.

Goodbye, palm tree and picnic table that hosted breakfast this morning; we’ll keep you both in our hearts for years to come.

Nope, I still think she looks better with me, guys, so no, you can’t keep her for the band, but big mahalo for putting smiles on our faces as we were facing the sad reality of returning to Phoenix, Arizona, where we will not find such yummy pineapple, poke bowls, albatross, outdoor showers, or pufferfish. Aloha, Hawaii, it’s been great.