Hawaii

 We went on a cruise to the various Hawaiian Islands in October of 1996.  It was one of the last IBM Country Club trips.

The cruise went to Honolulu Oahu.  There we visited the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor and the Polynesian Culture Center.  I had read Michener book Hawaii so I was very interested in the culture.  We also went to the big Island of Hawaii.  We visited Kilauea Volcano.  We went to the ports of Hilo and Kona. We also went to Maui and visited Haleakala and beaches.  We also rented a car and rode on the famous

Hana HIghway.  We also went to Kauai and enjoyed the towering green sea cliffs at Kauai's Na Pali Coast and the Waimea Canyon, known as the Grand Canyon of the Pacific.  We also went to the Fern Grotto which I found to be a bit of a tourist trap.