Last Day in Paradise

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Actually it's not my last day, technically. But it is the last day of fun. Tomorrow is full of taking students to the airport from 5 AM to 6 PM. So... I need to enjoy today!

And I did, for the most part. We went up to the Pali lookout, but spent no more than 5 minutes there because it was so windy. Our next stop was at Kailua Beach, which was also shortened because it was so windy which made the air kind of cold. We also went to the Polynesian Culture Center. The PCC was really nice and beautiful, albeit a bit touristy, but we barely spent anytime there... we had about 1 hour to explore the villages and then went on to the grand luau show at the theater. I would have liked to have seen more of the villages (1 for each of the 7 major Polynesian cultures), but sometimes I think despite people saying they are interested in other cultures, they are really just looking for thrills. That's what the show was; it was good (not as good as Paradise Cove's luau), but just kind of commercialized.

That said, I enjoyed my week here in Hawai'i. It was a lot of work, but it's not really a bad place to work. I'm sad to leave a little, though I'm also ready to go back home. I'd definitely come back to Hawai'i, though probably not too soon unless I'm here for work again. I think some people are island people, some are rural people, and others are city people. I fall into the latter categories mostly. But who am I to turn down a new location, a new perspective, and a new experience?

So tomorrow I will try to enjoy with what little time I have the laid back environs of Hawaii. I'll sip my coffee as slowly as I can in between airport runs and gaze off my balcony to Diamond Head. I'll stop and pick up some pineapple and macadamia nuts, and maybe try to spend a few minutes with my feet in the sand. And I'll definitely take just a few moments to stop and look around and say ALOOOOOOOO-HA!

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Photos

Last Hawai'ian Sunset
Aloha Hawai'i... for now!

Kailua Beach
O'ahu, Hawai'i

Pali Lookout view
O'ahu, Hawai'i

Misty mountain top
O'ahu, Hawai'i

Kailua Beach
O'ahu, Hawai'i

Palm trees
Hawai'i

Bird
Kailua Beach, O'ahu, Hawai'i

Samoan tree climber at the Polynesian Culture Center
O'ahu, Hawai'i

Polynesian Culture Center
O'ahu, Hawai'i

One of the many rainbows I saw in Hawai'i
Though one of the few I got on camera

Last Hawai'ian sunset
Waikiki, Hawai'i

Comments

[cantabile]

Aloha!
Love the pictures! You took some great shots. I recently came back from Oahu, and your pictures just make me want to go back!

[anonymous]

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[Ramz]

Superb
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