Tag: Hawaii
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Flat Stanley and Flat Hal crossed an invisible line and get to repeat a day!
The flat fellas crossed the international dateline, and returned to the Western Hemisphere. Instead of changing their clocks one hour forward, or backward, we moved the entire calendar one day backward and get to repeat yesterday. The International Dateline is typically referred to as being at 180 degrees longitude… but when I asked Gemini AI to…
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Hawaii is behind us…but there is still more adventure ahead.
We have sailed around the Hawaiian island and now we are headed West and South… any theories where our next port might be? Take a look at a map and you will find a lot of possibilities. We have several countries yet to go on our adventure, so you may not figure out our next…
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Thoughts after photographing plants & birds in Hilo, Hawaii
A lot of these plants and birds were new to me. I didn’t expect to get a chance to see, much less photograph, so many birds in particular. That was a real highlight for me — doubly so when I saw how many of the photos were in focus and looked nice. Each of these…
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Hilo — Photos from Liliʻuokalani Gardens, Kuhio Kalanianaole Park & walk there
Lantana Red Ginger – Above and Below Cassia – Golden Shower Tree – Above and Below Hibiscus- Above and below (the yellow one isn’t actually the state flower, but similar to it.) Ti Plant I am still trying to identify this beauty.
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Hilo at Lili’uokalani Garden and Kuhio Kalanianaole Park
At Liliuokalani gardens, and near it we saw quite a few birds. In Hilo, within 2 miles of the port, we saw: Nene Goose – State Bird of Hawaii Nene Geese Japanese White-Eye Wandering Tattler Short-Billed Dowitcher Pacific Golden Plover Saffron Finch Common Myna Bird Great Myna Bird House Sparrow Each of these birds has an…
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Honolulu sightseeing – famous statues and landmarks
King Kamehameha I A great warrior, diplomat and leader, King Kamehameha I united the Hawaiian Islands into one royal kingdom in 1810 after years of conflict. (From goHawaii.com) Aliʻiolani Hale Iolani Palace under the Hawaii state flag Queen Lili’Uokalani It feels like more and more places have QR codes with links to more information. I take pictures…
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Visiting Honolulu — Capital of Hawaii
Have you heard someone say “a picture is worth a thousand words”? This is a time when I feel that way. Not only does this picture capture the State Capitol building, with the state seal on the BIG round piece of metal hanging out front, but it also shows something really special about the people of…
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Kona — the big island
There is a LOT to see and do in Hawaii. On our day in Kona we walked around, enjoyed the warm weather, the sun was hot against our skin (except for the people who went further from the harbor and got rained on), and the waves crashed against the shore and splashed up on to…
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Nawiliwili, Kauai – flowers and birds
Flat Hal and Flat Stanley went in to my backpack and my camera (as opposed to my cellphone) came out, and I started taking pictures of flowers and birds. Often, when I travel, I get to see flowers and birds that don’t grow or live near my home. (These are Plumeria for example) This is…
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Hawaii!
Did you figure out our first stop was going to be Hawaii? There are websites where you can follow the daily progress of a cruise ship. This is one way my friends and family can “follow along” when I travel. In this second map you can see the Hawaiian Islands, and San Diego… we had…