A Few Favorites…

I promise, this should be the last of the Hawaii posts…

I thought I would share a few of my random favorites from the Island…

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Sushi and Soba Noodles from the ABC Store.

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The view of the skyscrapers from the balcony.

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One of the many quaint shops, the light was so pretty this day.

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Early morning clouds rolling over the mountains.

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A pretty view of Waikiki Beach.

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Amazing detailed rooftops.

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I loved the angle of this one…

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Succulent plants and blossoms on a rooftop.

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Happy Palm Trees, and an art deco hotel.

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A beautiful chapel.

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Oh my goodness! Hawaii, how I miss you so…

Tropical Trees and Flowers

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How I wish I could grow tropical flowers in the Midwest…

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And Palm Trees too.

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A sandy beach view from my backyard would be really nice.

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I snapped this one in the middle of the day, there was plenty of shade under this big tree.

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The Palms are just too beautiful.

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There were also tropical blooms in so many gorgeous colors.

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Bright red.

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And Sunny Yellow.

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These trees lined our favorite park…

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These beautiful blooms lined a rooftop.

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The park was amazing, full of palm trees and succulents too.

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Large blossoms…

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And teeny-tiny ones.

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Exotic succulents.

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And a beautiful waterfall view…

If only this could be my garden.

The Lucky Animals

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I can’t leave the Island behind just yet…

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I was looking back through the photos, and thought I would share some pictures of the lucky animals that call Waikiki Beach home.

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I loved the tropical fish that we saw on the submarine.

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This bird was attempting to “catch” a koi fish.

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The Koi were beautiful.

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The penguins were funny in their Hotel habitat.

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There was even a lucky little turtle living among the penguins.

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Another Koi “hunting” bird.

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Pink Flamingos that were not quite awake.

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Really, really, really lucky (and cute) penguins.

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A little bird and tiny lizard hanging out at the Tropics.

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This little bird at the Tropics was snacking on someone else’s breakfast.

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One of my favorite animal pics, this little bird looks so serene.

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There were loud macaws.

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And cute little ducks.

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They spent their time splashing in the Koi ponds.

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Yep, those are some lucky little animals…

James Standing By Things

While in Hawaii, I snapped a few pictures of my hubby…

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The hilarious thing  is that in  every picture is James standing by something.

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James by the Hotel sign.

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James standing by the Pacific Ocean.

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There were plenty of statues for James to stand by too.

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They seemed to be everywhere we looked.

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Sneaky statues…

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There was also plenty of Art…

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Art to stand by.

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Art to contemplate…

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Occasionally I can get him to stand by me, which I think is super-cute.

Leaving Paradise

Writing this post is making me sad…

Before we knew it, our Hawaiian vacation had come to an end. It was day five, and it was time to pack our bags, and head on back to the main land.

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We grabbed breakfast with an ocean view at the Tropics.

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I ventured out onto the balcony to breathe in the fresh ocean air, and take photos of the Harbor.

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We checked out on time, but we had several hours before it was time to catch our flight home.

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We walked all around the complex, and grabbed lunch with friends that we made on the trip.

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The weather had finally warmed up on the day that we were headed home, and there was hardly a cloud in the sky.

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I must have taken over 150 photos. I wanted to capture those last few moments on the island, and hold on to them forever.

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One last photo of our hotel home for the week…

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One last walk through the park that we loved…

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One last tropical palm tree that I only wish would grow in my backyard too.

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We only had about an hour left, so we walked for the final time out to the Ocean. I’ll close my eyes, and I can still see the clear blue waters…

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I snapped a few final pictures, and we bid farewell to a beautiful adventure in Hawaii…

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How I wish we could have stayed, just one more day…

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James was ready to head back home, but I wasn’t ready to say good-bye to Hawaii just yet.

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We took the long bus ride to the airport, and we got ourselves ready for the long flight home. There was one last rain shower on the Island, and a beautiful rainbow to wish us well on our flight home…

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I’m sure there will be a few more picture posts from Hawaii.