This morning, we woke up early in order to take 2 buses to get to church. We were visiting a church that was recommended by a friend. When Hubs asked if I wanted to go all the way to Kailua to attend church, I had to quote the famous Darrin Mechling, “A church alive is

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This morning we woke up at 5:30am to ride with our friend Karen to Hanauma Bay. Hanauma Bay is the busiest beach on the island. Why?

Fish. It is a huge snorkeling area.

Our local friend, Karen, offered to take us on a personal tour. Her specialty: finding octopus.

Bonus: if you arrive in Hanauma Bay before 6:30am

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Having been in the city of Honolulu for awhile, it was time to venture further out.

We hopped on the 52 bus to go to the Dole Plantation. While boarding the bus, a nice lady in a motorized wheel chair also got on.  Schäfer was fascinated with her mode of transportation. One our way to the

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This morning, after a breakfast of fresh pineapple and blueberry scones, we decided to spend the day at Ala Moana beach. It turned out to be a 45 minute downhill walk from the guest house. As soon as we arrived, Schäfer wanted to be buried.

Hubs now puts Schäfer in such a tight hole, he can

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We woke up at 8:00am. Alas, with children, we made it out the door at 9:30am on our way to climb Diamond Head Crater.

“No problem!” we said, “The bus will be quick!”

Unlike China, it seems that the buses do not run as often in Honolulu. We waited for 15 minutes before a bus came to

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