In Hawaii Nov 28 - Dec 9th + NCL 7 day cruise around Islands

Flew out of Harlingen on United to Hawaii.  Stops in Houston & San Francisco.  10 hour flying time.  Left at noon CDT,  arrived at 10:00 pm (2:00 am cdt).

Checked into Ashton Waukiki for 3 night,  then onto NCL cruise saturday (Dec 1-7).
Charge $35/ night fees.

View from hotel lobby across street to beach:

Jan has lost 42 pounds since July 26th......

Jan, Bev, Linda, & Steve Popplewell

There are 38 of us from Tropic Winds on this tour.
Friday, Nov 30th:  tour to Arizona Memorial and Mighty MO in Pearl Harbor:

Stayed 3 nights in Ashton Waikiki resort on Waikiki Beach.

Japan signed their surrender of WW II on the SS Missouri Battleship:

Pearl Harbor tour:

Tom & Bev Blair

 Famous picture taken at end of WW II

The Arizona Battleship represents the start of WW II, Dec. 7th, 1941 for the USA.

 Saturday checked in on "Pride of America" NCL ship.

This statue is shown on the start of Hawaii Five O:

This shows our path thru the Hawaiian Islands this week:

Sunday on Maui:  whale watching evening cruise,  no whales seen.

Sunset on whale watching tour

Monday:  best of Maui tour:

Tuesday, Dec 4th in Hilo on Big Island:
Tour:  best of Hilo


Wed, Kona land and sea tour:

No dock today.

 Painted Church:

 Boat tour from North shore to South

Thursday in Kaua'i today and Friday:
  Shopping in Kauai thursday morning:

 Steve photo bombed Tom/Bev while shopping.  Bev bought a new hat.

Tour:  Plantation Train & Luau Kalamaha (made $30 ea for premium seats)
650 people from the ship at the Luau

 Steve & Linda Popplewell

 Jan got a temporary tatoo ($35)

Friday:   Wailua River & Fern Grotto tour

This is my Hawaiian girlfriend with her Hawaiian dress and new tatoo:

Jan took Hula lessons:

 NCL Excursions cost $1600.

NCL travel trip back to Harlingen:  Honolulu to San Francisco (4.5hrs),
SF to Houston (3.5 hrs), Houston to HRL (1 hr).  Hit Honolulu airport at 1700 sat, flight
Left at 2355 sat, arrived in HRL 1530 Sunday afternoon.
All three United planes were on time.