Lighthouse Tour of Hawai'i 2013
Group photo at the Kilauea lighthouse
Diamond Head Lighthouse
A closer view of the lantern room at the Diamond Head Lighthouse
Bob at the Diamond Head Lighthouse
Marguerite next to the Fresnel Lens at the top of the Diamond Head Lighthouse... What a view!
Gary was amazing! He opened up the Diamond Head Lighthouse and Keeper's Quarters for us to tour, and also got us access to the Makapu'u Lighthouse later in the tour.
Looking down at John and Carlene from the top of the Diamond Head Lighthouse
Fresnel Lens at the top of the Diamond Head Lighthouse
Inside the Keeper's Quarters at the Diamond Head Lighthouse. Gary let us tour the house and had lots of info and historic photos to share
Jim at the end of our tour of Diamond Head
One last look at the Diamond Head Lighthouse
The group walking around the Barbers Point Lighthouse
John working on getting some good shots at the Barbers Point Lighthouse
There's Megan having a little fun in the warm Pacific water next to Barber's Point Lighthouse
The Aloha Tower lighthouse
View of Honolulu from the top of the Aloha Tower
View of the Aloha Tower from the balcony of our room on the cruise ship
We not in Kansas any more... We're in Maui!
Off the coast of Maui
Beautiful coastline of Maui on the way to the lighthouses
Another great shot of the Maui coastline
Kalaupapa Lighthouse on Molokai
McGregor Point Lighthouse on Maui
Our fearless helicopter travelers, Megan, Amy, Bob, Anita, Joyce & Marguerite
The amazing Banyan Tree on Maui
A beautiful sunset photo of the Lahaina Lighthouse
Another shot of the Banyan Tree on Maui
The McGregor Point Lighthouse being illuminated by the headlights of our shuttle
Everyone having fun at the Napa Wine Bar, on board the ship
Megan and Amy walking around the "Forest to Lava" park.
"A forest of tall ohi'a trees with their red lehua (flowers) covered this land over 200 years ago. A variety of hapu'u, uluhe, and sword ferns carpeted the forest floor. 'le'ie vines climbed the ohi'a trunks while bird nest ferns perched in the branches. The Flow of hot lava scorched the land as it burned and covered everything in its path. After the trees burned and lava cooled, the lava molds remain. Within years, new growth appeared in the lava cracks where the moisture collects."
Carole and Anne at the "Forest to Lava" park
One of the lava formations at the park... these things were all over the place
Kumukahi Lighthouse, located on the eastern most point of the Big Island of Hawai'i - surrounded by lava rock, it somehow survived the eruption of Kilauea in 1960
Beautiful coastline photo
Nawiliwili lighthouse on Kauai. Normally closed to the public, Coast Guard officer Brad was kind enough to open it up for us and let us climb to the top
Megan & Rich at the top of the Nawiliwili Lighthouse
Stairs leading up to the top of the Nawiliwili lighthouse
John taking in the view about half way up the Nawiliwili lighthouse
Marguerite at the Nawiliwili lighthouse
There's Brad (twice if you count the reflection in the lens), along side Lynda at the top of the Nawiliwili lighthouse
These guys were everywhere on Kauai... don't mess with them!
From the balcony of our room on the cruise ship, sunset over the Nawiliwili lighthouse
Everyone's friends on Hawai'i... even the egrets and horses
Jim and Ron at the Kilauea lighthouse. The government closure ended just in time for us to visit... whew!
Darla at the Kilauea lighthouse
Harris & Diana at the Kilauea lighthouse
John & Carlene at the Kilauea lighthouse
Ann, Ron, Diana, Haris, Bob & Amy at the Kilauea lighthouse
Anita, Jim, Darla & Anne at the Kilauea lighthouse
Megan & Carole at the Kilauea lighthouse
A beautiful day at the Kilauea lighthouse
Beautiful view from the Kilauea lighthouse
Closer view of the clam shell lens at the Kilauea lighthouse
Before we left Kauai, the ship cruised up and down the amazing Kaanapali Coast
More picturesque scenery from the Kaanapali Coast on Kauai
Spectular sunset on our last night of the cruise
Our group found a perfect spot on deck to enjoy the Kaanapali Coast on Kauai
The Arizona Memorial
Great photo in the Pearl Harbor as we approached the Arizona Memorial
Inside the Arizona Memorial
Inside the Arizona Memorial
Walking up the 1.5 mile hike up to the Makapu'u Lighthouse
Beautiful view as we continued our journey up to the Makapu'u Lighthouse
Another beautiful view as we continued our journey up to the Makapu'u Lighthouse
Interesting plant life was abundent on the path up to the Makapu'u Lighthouse
The group continues on the path up to the Makapu'u Lighthouse
There's Gary opening the locked fence to give us access to the Makapu'u Lighthouse
There's the warning to everyone that wasn't on a U.S. Lighthouse Society Tour!
After such a long walk, the Makapu'u lighthouse is finally in sight... and it didn't disappoint
A closer look at the Hyper-Radial lens at the Makapu'u Lighthouse
Ron and Anita discuss how best to shoot the Makapu'u Lighthouse
Ron, Seifken, Ann & Bob at the Makapu'u Lighthouse
Marguerite climbing around the lantern room at the Makapu'u Lighthouse
Interesting shot of the stairs inside the Makapu'u Lighthouse
Interesting cactus growing on the side of the mountain at the Makapu'u Lighthouse
Gary, our hero! at the Makapu'u Lighthouse
More of the cactus growing over a steep drop down
Another view from the path at the Makapu'u Lighthouse
More interesting cactus on the path at the Makapu'u Lighthouse
