Hawaii!

John's parents very kindly offered to fly me to Hawaii for Memorial Day weekend. It was a short trip: I left Anchorage Thursday night and arrived in Honolulu Friday at 11:30 a.m. and I left Honolulu Monday evening and arrived back home Tuesday at about 10 a.m. Definitely a short trip, but well worth it. Not only did I get to see John, but I also got to see Oahu. One more state to mark off as having visited (what am I up to now? probably close to 40). I'd definitely love to go back though.

Below are some pictures from the trip. I didn't take very many. I'll have to do better when I go to Australia/New Zealand. The trip is such a blur in my mind that already it's hard to remember what all I did, but a few highlights include driving all the way around the island, having a campfire on the beach, walking along the beach in the evening, the food, Turtle Bay Club (a very nice resort), going out on the scuba diving boat (even if I couldn't make myself actually dive), seeing Pearl Harbor and the U.S.S Arizona Memorial, and never having to wear a jacket because the weather was so warm (only too hot if you were in direct sunlight).