Homecoming in Oahu - February 2010

Nena & Granny make their first return trip to Oahu fifty plus years after moving back to the continent

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Pass a pineapple field on the way to the Dole Plantation

Beautiful surroundings at the Dole Plantation

Irrigation pond at Dole Plantation

Feeding the koi in the irrigation pond

Baby pineapples taking their first steps

Adult pineapples almost ready for harvesting

The yellow hibiscus is the official state flower

Nena poses as a pineapple, how sweet!

Rainbow eucalyptus sheds its bark annually revealing . . .

green bark, that matures to blue, purple, orange, & maroon

Granny leaving the Dole Plantation

. . . but not before looking for souvenirs

We had the BEST pineapple ice cream at the country store

Back to the hotel & its beautiful gardens

Unusual palm tree found on tropical islands

The lagoon in front of the hotel

Another photo of the lagoon

Pretty flowers on the hotel grounds

The way down to the pool from the hotel lobby

Granny waits for the valet to bring our car to the hotel lobby

Time for a scenic drive and photo opportunity traveling around Diamond Head

Driving on the North side of the island

Photos taken from Diamond Head

More photos on the drive around Diamond Head

Our chariot awaits in the very scenic parking lot

View down toward the ocean from Diamond Head

More photos on the drive around Diamond Head

The photo opportunities never end on Diamond Head

Watch for cars & don't fall over the rail at Diamond Head

Royal Poinciana trees were all over Hawaii

Many hilly scenes along the drive

Looking down on Waikiki from the hills

More driving along the north side of the island

The homeless camp on the north end away from tourists

Heading back to the room through the hotel lobby

Great sunset view from our hotel balcony

Granny relaxes after a long day of sight seeing

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