We traveled to Hawaii for fun and it was.
Hills
The ocean views get a little too much emphasis, in my opinion. True, this is the blue planet and it is mostly ocean. Still the hills are what shock me. Visceral, beyond breath-taking, the light and dark, the green, the rock, the black - Wow!
What I see now
We made it
We tried beforehand to be prepared for obstacles, Covid and others. But none occurred. It is a very long flight in one little seat from Minneapolis to Oahu. On the way back, we flew from Maui to Seattle, helpfully shorter flight.
Daughter and son-in-law
We had companions, mature, intelligent people who are fun and eye-opening to be with.
Hawaii license plates
We have actually seen Hawaii license plates here in Stevens Point. Spotting one is much less exciting when all the cars have them, including that one and that one and that one….