Hawaii

For fans of the world's favorite lunch meat, a Hawaiian festival returns.

DrFumblefinger missed the opportunity to tour these two gardens because of a late arrival, but did get to see the soft light of dusk illuminate parts of them.

DrFumblefinger enjoys his drive down Tree Tunnel Road, on Kauai's south shore. The road of gum trees is about 3 miles long and was planted more than a century ago.

DrFumblefinger visits the small town of Waimea, a former sugar cane growing community in southwestern Kauai.

Some scenes of the mountainous coast of western Kauai.

DrFumblefinger enjoyed the sense of motion conveyed by this hula dance statue he spotted at the Kona airport on the Big Island of Hawaii.

One of the traditional Hawaiian foods is taro, used to make 'poi'. These flooded paddies provide a year-round source of taro, and are quite picturesque.

Samantha shares information about L & L BBQ. One of the plate lunches she and her husband tried while on Oahu, Hawaii.

DrFumblefinger enjoyed the lush vegetation and flowers of Kauai, the Garden Island.

DrFumblefinger visits a very pleasant church on Kauai's north shore which is more than 100 years old.

DrFumblefinger enjoyed the beautiful natural setting of the Kilauea Lighthouse, today is known as the Daniel K. Inouye Kīlauea Point Lighthouse.

DrFumblefinger came across a charming small Anglican chapel in northern Kauai, built in conjunction with a now defunct sugar growing company.