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It was a calm day when we visited Haleiwa Beach Park during our last trip to Oahu. It had been years since we’d been up to the North Shore, and we only had one day to explore. At the time, I was working on North Shore Nanny and needed a refresher on this little sleepy […]
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I’ll bet the post title got you. We found these two little guys just hanging out during our last visit to the Mauna Kea Resort on the Big Island. With their bright splashes of orange, these macaws are the perfect complement to the resort’s tropical setting. I hope you’re enjoying your Friday!
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By now, the sale of our condo at Kauai Beach Villas is a done deal. It’s a sad time for us because we both loved the condo and our time there. However, for the time being, having a condo on Kauai is not in the cards, even if it was used as a vacation rental. We […]
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This photo is from my Lei Crime Kindle World friend David Schoonover, who also happens to be an amazing photographer. Oh, and did I mention he lives on Maui? Each time I see one of David’s photos, I’m blown away by his composition, lighting, clarity—basically, everything. He’s the photographer I want to be when I […]
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We haven’t been to Hawaii in over a year, so my bag of photos is getting a bit low. I thought I’d try something different today and post one of the many great photos I’ve been finding on Pinterest. This one is for beach access at Lanikai Beach on Oahu. Love the looks of that […]
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The weather was gorgeous on the day we were at Anini Channel. As you can see, the water is very shallow right here, as calm as can be. We were on the road walking, but it was so tempting to pull off the shoes and wade along the shore. Blue sky, warm water, and soft […]
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The first close up you see when arriving at the Big Island’s Jacaranda Inn is their welcoming lanai. It is one of the many features about this lovely old inn that is reminiscent of an era long gone. I didn’t measure the distance, but the lanai is between eight-to-ten feet deep. The lanai, however, is […]
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If you’ve visited the little town of Hanapepe on Kaua‘i, you may know about this old gas pump and pickup. One of our favorite places while we’re in Hanapepe is the Banana Patch Studio, where you can watch the locals working away at turning out hand-painted items. I don’t recall seeing this pickup in the past, but […]
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I posted a photo from the Jacaranda Inn located in Kamuela on the Big Island a couple of weeks ago. (If you’re a long-time local, you may know the town as Waimea. For those with an interest in these types of things, the name was changed due to a postal regulation prohibiting duplicate town names in […]
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On one of our morning walks, I caught this shot at Lydgate Park looking out to the ocean. The trades were blowing that morning, as you can see from a couple of the palms. It’s always peaceful here at this time of day. The only ones in the park are those out for their morning […]
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I originally shared this photo a few months ago. It was taken from the Point Lobos Nature Reserve near Monterey, CA during a road trip we took in October. While the views from Point Lobos are typically spectacular, we were fortunate in that we were just going into a heatwave that brought along clear skies and hot days
