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It will be good to be home. I always enjoy cruising but my clothes are fitting a bit tight. A constant diet of high carb food and beer is taking its toll. Hopefully we will not encounter trouble getting home due to the shutdown. Oh well time to pack up.

Today we took a trip to a botanical garden on Kuai that several movies were filmed on. Scenes from the original Jurassic Park and one of the Captain Jack Sparrow movies were filmed there. It was an interesting visit. An opportunity to see typical house plants in the wild... Below

We booked an excursion that seemed innocent enough—just some sightseeing and wildlife watching. I didn’t look too closely at the details, though. When we got to the dock, we were presented with a ride on a Zodiac. Sixteen people in a rubber raft—what could possibly go wrong?

We have been to the Island of Oahu before so there was no compelling reason to do much there. We did go to lunch at Dukes on Waikiki Beach. Had some Mahi Mahi fish and chips. Also a couple of glasses of the local beer. A perfect afternoon.

We spent the day driving around Maui. I think it would have been better to have spent out time on a beach. Below are a few pictures taken from a botanical garden we stopped at. Finally the unofficial state bird of Hawaii. They are everywhere.

Well we made it. The island of Hawaii is a bit less populated than most of the other islands. Didn't feel overwhelmed by throngs of tourists. We went to the Volcanic National park. No employees due to the shutdown but we got to see some things. Glad to