Thursday, February 26, 2015

2015 Hawaii Trip - Day 2

Wednesday - Pictures out of order again.
A fancy business near our hotel in Honolulu

Mary found the first geoache in Hawaii at a park in Honolulu



A famous queen of Hawaii




Along the coast somewhere

Surfers



Lots of strange plants and trees

Sun coming up over the end of the island


Lots of very fancy homes


Driving along the East coast


There was a blowhole here but it wasn't blowing very much


That dark shadow is a sea turtle











Lighthouse on the eastern tip of Oahu


Found another one.





We saw lots of this too.  














Home town of a famous Hawaiian sumo wrestler
There was a geocache there, of course.



Plaque we had to find for a geocache.



Mary in the jungle finding a geocache.

Our rental car.  (A brand new Toyota - long story of why
we didn't get much done Tuesday)



Wild chickens everywhere.





On a pier

Lots of tourists everywhere.

Island off the coast called China man's hat


Mary's selfie








Mary found a coconut - it was rotten

One of many surfers we saw today



Mary's first seashell



Another selfie






Eating lunch at a local cafe along the coast









Jerry's BBQ chicken

Mary's eggs, bacon and rice

Lots of bacon





Mary looking for a geocache



Mary found this geocache.  I think everyone on this side of the island
heard her scream.






Jerry in the pillbox - old military structures everywhere along the coast.


Chunk of coral Mary found









Snorklers at Shark's cove


Not a good picture of fish



Lava rock





seashell




Big waves on the North shore





Snail shell still occupied.











Para surfing - or Kite surfing





A really big tree

The pinapple at Dole plantation - too late to get in.

2015 Hawaii Trip - Day 1

As usual with this Blog the pictures are out of order.
Flying west to Salt Lake City





Our rental vehicle in Salt Lake City while out geocaching.


Found one - Looks like Nebraska here



Another geocache find near the airport.

Breakfast at a airport restaurant in Salt Lake City




Waiting for our flight to Honolulu.


Our plane to Hawaii


Our room in Honolulu

We walked down the beach across from our hotel




Out our room window in Honolulu Tuesday evening before dark

Saturday, January 31, 2015

January 30th, 2015 - Geocaching

Lots of geese on the river today

Mary found this geocache hanging off the side of the walk bridge
across the Platte River south of Central City.

There are a bunch of geese on the river on the left side of
the picture.

Tiny chapel on the lake at Timber Lake Camp.

Geocache at this old abandoned car at Timber Lake Camp.

Ducks from the petting barn at the camp.




More animals at the petting barn at Timber Lake Camp.

Sunday, January 25, 2015

Maxon Family Christmas

David picking a gift

Jim, David and Winona

After lunch at Ryan's house in Lincoln

Mary opening her gift

Megan opening a gift



We went for a long walk on a Lincoln hike trail
before heading out of town.

Cora's 1st Birthday Party

Cousins at Cora's 1st Birthday Party in Kearney


Mary and niece Shannon