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Pineapples....

As you are driving towards the North Shore area you drive by Dole Plantation.  No processing plant just fields of pineapples.  If I could have jumped the ditch I would have brought some home.  Sweet, succulent pineapples, YUM  !!

 

 

Cheyenne and Dustin

 Today Cheyenne and Dustin invited me to ride along with them to the North Shore to take pictures of them.  How could I resist such a charming couples request.  So out we headed and we ended up at Haleiwa beach.  It is a beautiful beach.  Here are my favorites photos.

Enjoy!!

2nd BCT Memorial Poker Bike Ride

Went for a ride today with some folks that work at the hospital and some other folks from around the island.  Met a lot of vets from the local American Legion and had a great time.  It was a long ride though.  At least we had brisket at the end.

From left to right is MSG Day, SSG Murphy, yours truly, my Cheyenne, Mr. Kyser, and MSG Young.  And yes, I'm wearing a pink shirt, get over it.

Just some of the bikes at the start point.

These are our bikes.  Mines up front and yep, there was another Suzuki there.  His was an M50 and a little newer though.  I heard another C50 like mine with Vance and Hines pipes though.  Gotta get me some.

MSG Young getting ready to take off.

MSG Day lookin' cool with all of his graphics.  He drew them all himself (someone else painted them though).

At the first stop point.

Diamond Head from the look out at point one.

Chey at point one.

Point three, we had to hurry at point two.

Check this beast out.

That's a different back rest.

The finish point.  We were really tired at this point.  No photos of us, sorry.

Mikes Promotion to Master Sgt!!

 We are so very proud of Mike for his promotion to Master Sgt.  

Below are the pictures that were taken during the promotion ceremony.  

Enjoy!!

 I am officially changing Mikes rank from SFC to Master Sgt!!

 This is after the rank change with his Lieutenant Colonel.  Look at Mike's smile, you finally got your rank Honey!!

 Congratulations from his comrades!

 The gentleman on the left is SFC Dwight Hill he received his rank at the same ceremony.  He works with Mike in the Surgical Product line of the hospital. 

Cutting the cake!!

Snorkeling at Hanauma Bay

Hanauma Bay is the center of many Hawaiian folklore stories. In fact the name itself means "Hana" or bay and "uma" or curved.

There is no fresh water supply in the area, so archeologists are sure no one lived there. However, there has been findings of campfires and fishing tools so we know it was a popular fishing spot.

It is known that the bay has been a favorite stomping grounds of the "alii" or the Hawaiian monarchs. Royalty have played and been entertained here since the early 1800's. Descendants of King Kamehameha such as Victoria Kamamalu frequented the bay and it was King Kamehameha V's favorite fishing place. In 1883 the land was given to Bernice Pauahi Bishop, great granddaughter of King Kamehameha I. She died in 1884 and the bay along with the rest of her land holdings were placed in her estate. In 1927 the estate deeded the bay to the City and County of Honolulu to serve as a recreational park.

We had a wonderful time as a family snorkeling here today.  The fish were abundant, the coral is fascinating, sea urchins were everywhere...it's a really neat place to visit!!