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{{ImgGrid| 2018.Oahu.Flight.jpeg |We paid an extra $100 for an upgrade to First Class: which made the travel so much more bearable. }}
 
{{ImgGrid| 2018.Oahu.Flight.jpeg |We paid an extra $100 for an upgrade to First Class: which made the travel so much more bearable. }}
 
{{ImgGrid| 2018.Oahu.RoomView.jpeg|And the accommodations were great (and discounted): we went as part of Bridge Tournament Nationals that my Mom/Marcus participate in.}}
 
{{ImgGrid| 2018.Oahu.RoomView.jpeg|And the accommodations were great (and discounted): we went as part of Bridge Tournament Nationals that my Mom/Marcus participate in.}}
{{ImgGrid| 2018.Oahu.SantaCastle.jpeg|There were a couple of Santa Sand Castles (at a neighboring resort).}}
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{{ImgGrid| 2018.Oahu.SantaCastles.png|There were a couple of Santa Sand Castles (at a neighboring resort). It was Thanksgiving, but close enough -- and we alternate Families/Holidays, so we are going to Pheonix and M's family for XMas.}}
{{ImgGrid| 2018.Oahu.SantaCastle2.jpeg|It was Thanksgiving, but close enough -- and we alternate Families/Holidays. So we are going to Pheonix and M's family for XMas. }}
 
 
{{ImgGrid| 2018.Oahu.XMas.jpeg |So a few family shots for Christmas Cards were required.}}
 
{{ImgGrid| 2018.Oahu.XMas.jpeg |So a few family shots for Christmas Cards were required.}}
 
{{ImgGrid| 2018.Oahu.Pool.jpeg |There was hanging out at the pool.}}
 
{{ImgGrid| 2018.Oahu.Pool.jpeg |There was hanging out at the pool.}}
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{{ImgGrid| 2018.Oahu.Lamberts.jpeg |And Lamberts ice-cream. (I was "the spoon", that didn't get my own... but tasted everyone else's). I won't fork a family member, but I might spoon them. }}
 
{{ImgGrid| 2018.Oahu.Lamberts.jpeg |And Lamberts ice-cream. (I was "the spoon", that didn't get my own... but tasted everyone else's). I won't fork a family member, but I might spoon them. }}
 
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{{ImgGrid| 2018.Oahu.Beach5.jpeg |Poaching a little DQ from the kids will make it better.}}
 
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{{ImgGrid| 2018.Oahu.Snorkel.jpg |Melissa and Marcus got trashed, and the kids were playing guide animals to the happy-wobbly adults. }}
 
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==Dole Plantation==
 
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{{ImgGrid| 2018.Oahu.Dole1.jpeg |While driving to North Shore and getting a waterfall instagram (Ella's requirement), there was a lunch diversion to Pineapple Plantation. }}
 
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{{ImgGrid| 2018.Oahu.Church2.jpeg |We had snapped a flashless picture before they announced "no recording/photography", so we honored the request... after that. But the music/singers/praise was incredible. Ella mentioned "any of them could be on the Voice". Just about everyone in the choir solo'd, and the little 80 year old frail lady belting gospel music like Aretha Franklin. My brother talked about stepping up their churches game, with the enthusiasm of this place. }}
 
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{{ImgGrid| 2018.Oahu.SS2.jpeg|It won awards 8 years in a row, and at $150 with drinks (for 9 people) it was a bargain... with huge and tasty mai tai's .}}
 
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Revision as of 12:40, 12 December 2018

Family Thanksgiving (Nov) in Hawaii: family, friends, and a Jellyfish sting.

Travel

2018.Oahu.Flight.jpegWe paid an extra $100 for an upgrade to First Class: which made the travel so much more bearable.
2018.Oahu.RoomView.jpegAnd the accommodations were great (and discounted): we went as part of Bridge Tournament Nationals that my Mom/Marcus participate in.
2018.Oahu.SantaCastles.pngThere were a couple of Santa Sand Castles (at a neighboring resort). It was Thanksgiving, but close enough -- and we alternate Families/Holidays, so we are going to Pheonix and M's family for XMas.
2018.Oahu.XMas.jpegSo a few family shots for Christmas Cards were required.
2018.Oahu.Pool.jpegThere was hanging out at the pool.
2018.Oahu.ShavedIce.jpgObligatory shaved ice.
2018.Oahu.Lamberts.jpegAnd Lamberts ice-cream. (I was "the spoon", that didn't get my own... but tasted everyone else's). I won't fork a family member, but I might spoon them.

Beach Time

2018.Oahu.Beach.jpeg Hawaii isn't complete without mai tai's on the beech.
2018.Oahu.Beach3.jpeg Drinks all around...
2018.Oahu.Beach1.jpegAnd the traditional burying of the sibling!
2018.Oahu.Beach4.jpegPaddle-boarding in the lagoon. (My pics weren't flattering).
2018.Jellyfish.pngI got hit by a box jellyfish on Waikiki. It was a light hit: about 2" long on inner thigh -- a single red whip mark (and rash around it) -- very painful for a few hours, irritating for a few days. I shaved it with a razor, put on Benadryl on it (which burned a ton), but it was manageable. I'd suggest to avoid them if you can.
2018.Oahu.Beach5.jpegPoaching a little DQ from the kids will make it better.

Snorkeling

2018.Oahu.Snorkel1.jpegThere was a snorkeling excursion. Which was a short ride out from Waikiki.
2018.Oahu.Snorkel3.jpegTo a reef that had Sea Turtles, and little fish that "car washed" them of parasites.
2018.Oahu.Snorkel2.jpegAn easy hang out on a catamaran.
2018.Oahu.Snorkel6.jpegThen it was everyone in the water (life vests required?).
2018.Oahu.Snorkel10.jpgTake underwater shots with your phone in a baggie, isn't the best quality.
2018.Oahu.Snorkel11.jpegLook, a blurry Turtle (that you were supposed to touch), but the turtles didn't always follow the rules.
2018.Oahu.Snorkel7.jpegAfter about 20 minutes of that, it turns into a booze-cruise, where you just sail around before going back.
2018.Oahu.Snorkel8.jpgThey were liberal with the alcohol in the drinks. My wife is a 1 Mai Tai girl, and she had 3.
2018.Oahu.Snorkel.jpgMelissa and Marcus got trashed, and the kids were playing guide animals to the happy-wobbly adults.

Dole Plantation

2018.Oahu.Dole1.jpegWhile driving to North Shore and getting a waterfall instagram (Ella's requirement), there was a lunch diversion to Pineapple Plantation.
File:2018.Oahu.Dole23.jpeg Which involved a train tour...
2018.Oahu.Dole4.jpeg
2018.Oahu.Dole5.jpeg

Church

2018.Oahu.Church.jpgMarcus had diabetes and was on the short road to death, when he visited this Church. The Pastor mentioned he would be cured, and he soon got a rare liver/kidney transplant, which cured his diabetes and he got a new family (us). So we returned there to a black, gospel, very rival feeling church.
2018.Oahu.Church2.jpegWe had snapped a flashless picture before they announced "no recording/photography", so we honored the request... after that. But the music/singers/praise was incredible. Ella mentioned "any of them could be on the Voice". Just about everyone in the choir solo'd, and the little 80 year old frail lady belting gospel music like Aretha Franklin. My brother talked about stepping up their churches game, with the enthusiasm of this place.

SideStreet

2018.Hi.SideStreet.pngA local friend suggested we try Side Street Inn: so we took the family.
2018.Oahu.SS3.jpegIt was in an office building looking place. We were warned: each serving will feed a Samoan. So we ordered a sampler for 3-4 people -- it fed nine of us, and we had left-overs. I'd describe it as fantastic Asian Fusion. We went back the next night and ordered the same thing, and it was still delicious.
2018.Oahu.SS2.jpegIt won awards 8 years in a row, and at $150 with drinks (for 9 people) it was a bargain... with huge and tasty mai tai's .



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