Hawaiian Trip, 1955
Hawaiian Trip, 1955
on preview cassette 93142 Notes in can: "HAWAIIAN TRIP October 1955. Starting at San Francisco --- Cable car turning around at end of line/View of San Francisco from Fisherman's Wharf / Alcatraz from Fisherman's Wharf / Fisherman's Wharf / Muir Woods with Giant Redwoods. 1st glimpse of Honolulu from plane morning of Oct. 21. Arrival at Honolulu covered with orchids. Hulu (hula) girls at airport/Island tour to Mr. Tantalus / Hulikau given by Mormons. Monkey Pod tree on grounds of Royal Hawaiian Hotel / Ernie Pyle's Grave / National Memorial Cemetery of Pacific / Hill of Sacrifce / View of Honolulu from Cemetery. Robert Louis Stevenson's hut at Salvation Army settlement. Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa, Highest mountains in Hawaii from Hawaiian plane 10/27. Nursery en route to Waika Lodge, Kona / Hydrangea Garden / Pacific Ocean from our balcony at Waika Lodge / Trip to Coffee Plantation / Poinsetta on Hawaii. Kauai Inn where we spent 24 hrs. Spouting Horn. Waimea Valley - Grand Canyon of Hawaii. Golden Shower Tree. Hanapepe Valley. Aboard launch on Wailau River. Rice and taro fields in Hanalei Bay. Rain in mountains on Kauai 405 ins per yr - low lands 78 ins. Oahu - Royal Hawaiian - Surf Riders. Destroyer seen while returning from Pearl Harbor, Royal Mountains in distance. Diamond Head. Surf Riders. Catamaran. Dining room of hotel w/ Beach Walk Bar. View of snowy Rocky Mountains from plane on return trip. Grand Canyon. Bryce Canyon, etc.