Hawaii was a place I had always wanted to go and I have just recently gone twice. David gave a paper at a conference in Honolulu on two different occasions. I flew from Arizona and met him the first time, and then we went from New York this year. I can only say, it is not a disappointment at all and the name “Paradise” is most appropriate. We were on Oahu on both trips and Kilauea is on the big island. If we ever go again, we want to spend all our time on the big island. I want to see the volcano and the lava flow as well as go on a jungle excursion . David wants to visit the world famous observatory on the same island.
Enjoy these incredible images !
https://talesalongtheway.com/2014/01/15/aloha/
https://talesalongtheway.com/2014/01/17/surfing-on-the-north-shore-of-oahu/
Have you been to paradise, in Hawaii or somewhere else?
TalesAlongTheWay 
Nice! We went once almost 20 years ago (my, how time flies) and I so want to go back. There’s so much to see and do, it really is paradise. Sigh…
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Norm, sounds as if you live somewhere similar to Upstate New York, where I am from. . . . . .
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Close enough, we’re just north of Montréal.
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Brrrrr. . . .I remember going to Montreal in the winter and seeing snow being removed into trucks to be dumped into the river! I had never seen that before! Stay warm!
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