R. Doug Wicker's Blog, page 178
February 6, 2015
Fun Photo Friday — Lovely Lahaina
February 4, 2015
Walking Downtown Lahaina
February 2, 2015
Arriving to Lahaina, Maui
January 30, 2015
Fun Food Friday — The Hawaiian Shrimp Truck in Your Kitchen
January 28, 2015
What We Ate on that Food Tour of Oahu
So now that we’ve tempted you by mentioning all that food we ate on tour, here’s something to really make your mouth water. We’ll start with those malasadas from Agnes’ Portuguese Bake Shop:
Malasada
But those are not all that Agnes had to offer:
Agnes’ other delights
After our appetizer it was time for a little roast pork and poi from the Waiahole Poi Factory:
Roast pork meal
Poi
Ted’s Bakery was next, where we dined on garlic shrimp (my version of this recipe on Friday) washed down with island bee...
January 26, 2015
A Food Tour of Oahu
When in Hawaii — EAT!
There is a rather unique tour operator on Oahu. They tour the island through food stops. This operator is Hawaii Food Tours, and I cannot recommend them highly enough. And contrary to what you hear about Hawaii, there wasn’t even one slice of Spam on the myriad food stops.
Our Carriage Awaits
Most of the food stops were along Kāneʻohe Bay and the North Shore area, but we we saw (and ate) plenty elsewhere. Our first dining experience was at Agnes’ Portuguese Bake Shop, where...
January 23, 2015
January 21, 2015
Honolulu and into the Countryside of Oahu
Honolulu and Diamond Head
Honolulu is famous for many things: Pearl Harbor, Honolulu Harbor, Aloha Tower, Diamond Head, and of course Waikiki Beach. Aloha Tower is located on Pier 9 in Honolulu Harbor, and it was for some forty years the tallest structure in Hawaii. What you may not know is that it was originally a lighthouse.
Pier 9 and Aloha Tower
In the distance beyond Waikiki Beach is Diamond Head volcanic crater.
Honolulu and Diamond Head
If you’d like to see the view from atop Diamond Head I...
January 19, 2015
Reaching Oahu after Five Days at Sea
Pier 9 Honolulu Harbor and Aloha Tower
MS Oosterdam departed Pago Pago Harbor on Friday, April 25. We spent the next five days at sea, crossing the equator on that Sunday and finally sailing into Oahu, Hawaii on Thursday, May 1.
Oahu Flowers
Alas Ursula and I did not spend a whole lot of time in Honolulu as we’ve been here many times in the past, including our honeymoon over 35 years ago. At any rate we had another excursion in mind. We hurriedly left the ship for something we’d never done befor...
January 16, 2015
Fun Photo Friday — A Last Look at American Samoa
Framing the National Park
Today I present one last look at American Samoa before we head on across the Pacific to our next stops in the Hawai’ian Islands — Maui, Oahu, and Kuaui. Click on any image below to bring up today’s slide show:
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