
Well Jim recently got to spend some more time in Hawaii. I know, nearly a week on the beach with no wife and kids seems really rough, but it was. He couldn't even enjoy that beautiful warm water because they had jellyfish advisories.

Of course, he had a terrible hotel room. Could the views get any worse??? I guess they will someday when we actually get to go with him and have to pay for the hotel ourselves!!!

You know Jim and his need to capture every American Flag on film. This one is from Pearl Harbor. Someday I will get all of these pics in the album I bought for them. They will look sharp on that blue paper it came with.

Jim and the crew rented scooters and made their way up to Diamond Head. What a gorgeous place this must have been! With all the stairs though I don't know how so many older tourists make it to the top.

Jim thought these were some really cool plants and of course he had to pass them every day on his way to the shaved ice hut. Funny how he kept leaving that out when we talked to him on the phone!!
UPDATE: The girls researched the flower and found out that it is called a Hanging Lobster Claw(Heliconia rostrata). These flowers are used during the Japanese Bon Festival.