Yes, it's true - some of us Reids went to Hawaii for two weeks in the summer of 2000. The four of us - myself, my wife Donna, my sister Rebecca, and my mom Carol - traveled among three isalnds for 15 days. None of us had ever been to Hawaii, and it did not disappoint us. We came back with great memories, experiences, stories, and pictures.


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This web page includes the text of the daily journal I wrote during the trip. I held myself to one page each day, so some days I was able to elaborate more than others. I have also included several pictures from each day, which will help tell the story a little more. Please note that any links from the text of the journal will take you to other web pages (external to this site) that have more information about that item. Otherwise, you can click on the icons to the right to begin either at day 1 of the journal or go right to the pictures. You can also choose to go straight to a day by selecting from the itinerary below.

Island/Lodging Date Activities
Oahu - Outrigger Waikiki Day 1: Saturday, July 8, 2000 Arrived in Oahu
Day 2: Sunday, July 9, 2000 Pearl Harbor
Kauai - Hanalei Bay Resort Day 3: Monday, July 10, 2000 Arrived in Kauai and Hanalei Bay Resort
Day 4: Tuesday, July 11, 2000 National Tropical Botanical Gardens
Day 5: Wednesday, July 12, 2000 Relaxing, Hanalei town
Day 6: Thursday, July 13, 2000 Kee beach, Na Pali trail
Day 7: Friday, July 14, 2000 Waimea Canyon, Poipu
Day 8: Saturday, July 15, 2000 Hanalei Bay, Tunnels beach
Hawaii - Carson's Volcano Cottages Day 9: Sunday, July 16, 2000 Arrived in Volcano, Hawaii
Day 10: Monday, July 17, 2000 Hilo waterfalls, Chain of Craters road
Day 11: Tuesday, July 18, 2000 Helicopter tour of the volcano, Crater Rim drive
Hawaii - Kona Village Resort Day 12: Wednesday, July 19, 2000 Driving to Kona, Ka Lae (South Point), Punaluu beach, Puuhonua O Honaunau (City of Refuge)
Day 13: Thursday, July 20, 2000 Kona Village, snorkeling
Oahu - Waikiki Parc Hotel Day 14: Friday, July 21, 2000 Arrived back in Waikiki
Day 15: Saturday, July 22, 2000 Left for home

Map of Hawaii Locations