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Our cruise tickets.
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Our luggage at the beginning of the cruise. We had more on the way back ;)
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Me and mom, waiting for the bus in Victoria to take us to the Vancouver cruise ship terminal.
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Crossing to Vancouver on the Spirit of Vancouver Island.
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Crossing to Vancouver on the Spirit of Vancouver Island.
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The first glimpse of the Carnival Spirit.
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Our stateroom, 5210
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Our stateroom, 5210
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Bubbly waiting for us from travel agent.
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Miles of passageways.
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View of Carnival Spirit.
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Our staterooms on the ship. If you look closely, you'll see me and Georgie on the balconies.
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The Group: Mom, Georgie, Me, Yvette
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Georgie and I having our first drinks; still docked in Vancouver :)))
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Muster stations, drill before setting sail.
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Something wrong with the ship; departed 3.5 hours late out of Vancouver. It's a good thing we had that drill!
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Pretty rough weather, not permitted to go out on deck.
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Formal evening, dining room. Mom & Me
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Formal evening, dining room. Georgette & Yvette
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Formal evening in dining room. Mom and me!
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A night of alcohol and dance :>
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Mom and Yvette doing the boogie!
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Georgie and I thought it would be fun to take dance lessons one afternoon, except we showed up and these were the instructors! So much for the belly dancing we had in mind.
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Dining room.
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The group with our waiters.
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Our waiters in dining room. Lovelovelove these two.
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My favorite of our two waiters. I wanted to bring him home!
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Georgie with our waiters.
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Entertainment in the dining room.
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Taking taxi to Honolulu airport.
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Our luggage at Honolulu airport. We each had 1 more piece of luggage than we went with; too much shopping! :-|
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The room stewards left us a different towel creation every evening, these were two of our favorites.
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Hawaii's license plate.
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Oh so blue water.
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Docked in Kona, the Big Island: View from stateroom.
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Anchored in Kona, the Big Island; view from ship.
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First time I had my toes in Hawaii's water.
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Kainoa; Carnival's Ambassador of Aloha.
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Huge sea turtle feeding on the rocks.
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Geckos! These little guys are every where.
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Geckos
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Very old cemetary on the Big Island
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Church on the Big Island
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Fancy mural on a Jeep
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Me & Georgie after a day of snorkeling at Turtle Bay on the Big Island.
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Line-up for tendering back to ship, 1.5 hour wait. Thankfully we only had to tender in two ports!
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Our cruise ship: Carnival Spirit. Tendering back to ship.
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Foggy morning docked in Hilo, the Big Island; view from ship.
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Foggy morning docked in Hilo, the Big Island; view from ship.
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Lava fields, the Big Island
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Lava fields, the Big Island
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Grass growing through the very deep lava.
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Georgette: Lava fields, the Big Island
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The Big Island.
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Akaka Falls, the Big Island: 442 ft. tall waterfall. The Big Island.
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Akaka Falls, the Big Island: 442 ft. tall waterfall. Georgette, Yvette, Mom, Me
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Rainbow Falls State Park, the Big Island
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Coastline: the Big Island
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The Big Island
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Island of Kauai
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Island of Kauai
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Wailua Falls (Fantasy Island Falls), Island of Kauai
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Georgie @ Wailua Falls (Fantasy Island Falls), Island of Kauai
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Kilauea Point, National Wildlife Refuge. Island of Kauai
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Coastline: Kauai
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Coastline: Kauai
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Kauai
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Kauai
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Hanalei Valley, Taro fields. Kauai
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Taro, this is what Poi is made of. Poi is not very good, btw :)
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Docked in Nawiliwili, Island of Kauai; view from stateroom. Very industrial, but had a laundromat just down the street. 8 loads of laundry between the 4 of us done in 60 minutes!
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Docked in Nawiliwili, Island of Kauai; view from stateroom.
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Norwegian Cruise Lines docked next to us in Kauai
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Haleakala National Park. Summit: 10,023 feet. Island of Maui.
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Haleakala National Park; the colours remind me of the Grand Canyon. Spectacular view!
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Haleakala National Park. Summit: 10,023 feet. The Island of Maui.
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Haleakala National Park. Summit: 10,023 feet. Island of Maui.
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Haleakala National Park. Summit: 10,023 feet. Island of Maui.
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It was cold up here! Haleakala National Park. Summit: 10,023 feet. Island of Maui.
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The Road to Hana; Maui. This drive is only about 100 miles round-trip, but it takes upwards of 7 hours. The road is very twisty and narrow with a lot of single lane bridges, mostly you are driving between 15mph and 30mph.
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The Road to Hana; Maui
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Waterfalls along the Road to Hana; Maui
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Waterfalls along the Road to Hana; Maui
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Waterfalls along the Road to Hana; Maui
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The Group: Mom, Georgette, Me, Yvette
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Georgette!
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Me with Kainoa, our first day in Honolulu.
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Me: Aloha Tower, docked in Honolulu.
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Docked in Honolulu, view from ship.
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Docked in Honolulu, view from ship.
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Waikiki Beach
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Waikiki Beach
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Waikiki Beach
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Mother: Waikiki Beach. She doesn't like the ocean but I made her get her feet wet!
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See? She's smiling now :)
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Me & Yvette @ Waikiki Beach
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Georgie trying to take a picture of the Aloha Tower at night.
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Diamond Head, Oahu
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Hanauma Bay, Oahu. Georgie and I went snorkeling here too.
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Coastline: Oahu
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Oahu
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Surfing, Oahu
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International Market Place, Waikiki. Excellent shopping!
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Huge shirt, size 28XL. International Market Place, Honolulu
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View from hotel, Sheraton Princess Kaiulani
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View from hotel, Sheraton Princess Kaiulani
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View from hotel, Sheraton Princess Kaiulani
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View from hotel, Sheraton Princess Kaiulani
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Cheesecake Factory, Honolulu. 19 page menu and dozens of cheesecakes :-|
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Cheesecake Factory, Honolulu. 19 page menu and dozens of cheesecakes :-|
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Polynesian Cultural Center on Oahu
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Polynesian Cultural Center on Oahu
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Polynesian Cultural Center on Oahu
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That's me climbing to the top of a coconut tree ;)
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Mom & Me: Lei'd in Hawaii
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Yvette & Georgette @ Luau
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Georgie & luau feast.
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Luau
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Luau
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Night show @ PCC
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Night show @ PCC
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Night show @ PCC
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Night show @ PCC
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Tour bus.
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The ugly mongoose. They were brought to Hawaii to control the rat population, but the rat is a nocturnal animal and the mongoose is diurnal so they rarely ever encounter one another. Hawaii is now overrun with both rodents.
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Coconut Tree
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Banana tree leaves.
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Macadamia nuts before processed.
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Huge monster leaf.
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Hibiscus, Hawaii's state flower.
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Red Anthuriums
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Not sure yet, checking!
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Bread Fruit
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Bread Fruit Tree
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Hawaii's silversword plant, endemic to the Haleakala volcano crater area above 6800 foot elevation. Plant is on the endangered list of plants, they're being devoured by feral sheep and goats!
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Nene, Hawaii's state bird. This is an endangered animal, it is hunted by Hawaii's overpopulation of feral cats.
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Banyon tree in Lahaina
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Sugar cane.
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Snorkeling with Georgie at Hanauma Bay, Oahu. This was a very colourful fish, I chased it around and around before I could get it's picture. Then after all that, the stupid camera didn't even get a good shot.
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Snorkeling with Georgie at Hanauma Bay, Oahu.
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Snorkeling with Georgie at Hanauma Bay, Oahu.
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