Lanai Lookout, where beneath this same sky then President-elect Obama scattered his grandmother’s ashes in December 2008. At this same place he scattered his mother’s ashes in 1995.
I had one morning in Hawaii to go birding, so I met up with Oahu Nature Tours and went off to see as many of Oahu’s birds as possible. Nine lifers – more than I expected, having been to Oahu once before. Mike (owner as well as guide) was knowledgeable not only about birds but [...]
Ten or twelve years ago, Mr Wren and I took a trip to Hawaii. We loved every minute of it, and had all those memories with us when we returned in May. One of my favorite memories is the Hawaiian penguins.
I loved being in Hawaii, even though I could not stay on after the meeting and even though we were only on Oahu. Mr Wren and I were last there more than 10 years ago, and while much looked familiar, I did notice that there had been a lot of construction in the intervening years. [...]
That’s the Pacific Ocean on a sunny, warm, Hawaiian spring day. I’m back now, but seriously jet lagged and majorly behind in blogging and everything else. I’ll talk a bit more about the trip and its birds, and get back to both New River and Alaska shortly. In the meantime, enjoy the view with me!
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