I was looking through some videos from the Hawaiian Honeymoon and found this one of Stacia and I horseback riding down a cool tropical trail. Our guide, Bruce, told us a lot about the native and not-so-native wildlife, especially how much he deplores peacocks. Hit refresh on your browser if the video won’t load. You
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Review of Birds of Hawaii, New Zealand, and the Central and West Pacific
The Birds of Hawaii, New Zealand, and the Central and West Pacific: (Princeton Illustrated Checklists) is a concise, light, pocketable guide that can easily be packed in a carry-on bag when visiting one of the numerous islands the guide covers. These include: Hawaii, Fiji, Tonga, Nauru, Samoa, American Samoas, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of
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Swimming With Honu (Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle)
After getting to see several Hawaiian Green Sea Turtles on our honeymoon we were delighted to actually get the chance to swim side-by-side by one. We actually found this turtle (presumably the same one) three consecutive days. The first time, I was snorkeling and suddenly was face to face with the turtle (and camera-less!). Then
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Snorkeling for Tropical Fishes of Hawaii
On our honeymoon in Hawaii we had the opportunity to do a bunch of snorkeling right on the grounds of our hotel on the Big Island. We saw a ton of tropical fish and think we have the correct names on a lot of them. Raccoon Butterflyfish Threadfin Butterflyfish Lined Butterflyfish OUR FAVORITE! Humuhumunukunukuapua’a, the
Swimming With Hawaiian Spinner Dolphins
On our honeymoon in Hawaii, Stacia and I booked a boat trip off the Kona Coast on the Big Island to do some snorkeling. Our first snorkeling trip along the Na Pali Coast (Kauai) we did not do so well because, unbeknownst to us, our snorkel gear was on wrong! Thankfully, our guide Gabe was
Hawaiian Green Sea Turtles at Punalu’u Black Sand Beach
On our honeymoon in Hawaii Stacia and I decided to stop at Punalu’u Black Sand Beach in the hopes of finding Hawaiian Green Sea Turtles. Almost immediately after arriving we spotted a pair of sea turtles, called Honu, resting on the black sand. The turtles allowed us to approach really close but we obeyed the
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Pu’u Loa Petroglyphs – Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park
As part of our visit to Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island we took a 1.4 mile round trip trail across a cooled lava flow. The trail was rugged and rocky but led us to the Pu’u Loa Petroglyphs. There are some 23,000 images and are said to be . . . “dated
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Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park
After spending nine nights on Kauai, we flew to the Big Island for five nights. Two were spent on the east side so we could visit Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. Everything about the eastern part of the Big Island was different from that of Kauai. And Volcanoes was one of the most unique places we’ve
