Thursday, August 01, 2019

HAWAII 5-0

No, not the 1968 and 2010 TV series Hawaii 5-0 but rather our family trip to Hawaii that coincided with our 50th wedding anniversary.  We actually were traveling to Hawaii on our anniversary date, but as we told the kids and grand-kids, the trip was for anniversary, Mother's Day, Father's Day and everybody's birthday for the whole year!!  We lined up a Home Away place in Laie toward Oahu's north shore, away from the crowds of Honolulu.  If you visit the Laie link, you will see a picture of Lāʻie Point which was a short walk from our place.

So, here we are 50 years ago - and - there will be no "Fifty Years Later" photo!!



 However, I will share a picture of the whole gang - this was at Lei Lei's where the kids treated mom and dad with a very nice dinner.  Some couldn't resist hamming it up for the camera.


This greeted us upon check in:


The Lanai at the White Hibiscus



The view of the Pacific from the Lanai


Grand kids exploring Lāʻie Point

 

Sunrise



Enjoying Some Pool Time



The Youngest Also Enjoying the Day at the Pool



Snorkeling at Shark's Cove


A Day in the Surf

 

We Had Many Fine Meals Together
The Food Trucks at Kahuku
We Also Food Shopped at Foodland and Tamura's Market

 


A Tour of Pearl Harbor

 

 

 A Few Miscellaneous Pictures











Many Fond Memories

4 comments:

Steve Heller said...

Congratulations on your 50th anniversary! What a great way to celebrate by going on family vacation to an exotic locale. Nothing like spoiling the kids and grand kids. Lol! They will expect more exciting family vacations to follow. We think family vacations are a great idea and gather for one once a year, the most recent being in Savannah, GA. And,, of course, there was that memorable one in Buenos Aires before my kids were married and had kids of their own.

Douglas E said...

Thanks Primo - you may remember that I wrote on the blog about your visit:

As Randy and Leslie were preparing to leave Buenos Aires, Steve Heller, a first-cousin on the Aschliman side of my family, arrived with former spouse Marilyn and their three twenty-something daughters Larissa, Brigitte and Aimee, all from Indianapolis. They spent a couple of days at Iguazu Falls before returning to BsAs for the remainder of their visit. They had done a lot of homework regarding the things that they wanted to see and places they wanted to go, so I showed them the bus stop, the subte station and the main roads, and they were off and running. After a city tour, they made it to the city center, Recoleta, Palermo, San Telmo, and Boca. They experienced shopping at Coto and having helado at Persico. We enjoyed numerous fine meals, and tried to make sure that Steve fufilled one of his goals - to have a nice steak each day! Steve also visited my classes one day, and as some of you would know, he had his camera with him. So, Aschliman family, don't be surprised if there are a few pictures in the next family newsletter. Hopefully one of the pictures will be of Steve and his tango partner in Boca! The girls got a taste of the Argentine night life on their last night in BsAs. Along with a group of Pepperdine students, they left the Casa at around midnight. However, the first stop was not a club, but rather a restaurant close to the Casa. Why, you might ask? Most clubs do not get rolling pretty well until 2 or later. So, at about 6 in the morning, I was heading out to the airport to meet Kay and Anna at about the same time the girls were returning to the Casa :-) Needless to say, they spent a portion of their final hours in BsAs sleeping soundly.

And, I have a picture on this blog of you and Marilyn walking the beach on one of the islands of Hong Kong when you visited there.

Captain Steve McGarrett said...

"Book 'em, Danno!"

DES said...

Thanks Captain!!