The view looking down onto Waikiki

Same view looking further West

Diamond Head

Jackie at the lookout. Pearl Harbour in background

One of the many valleys further inland from Waikiki

Nuuanu Pali State Park is on the east coast of Oahu (very windy)

This one (1)

This one (2)

and this one (3), make up the panorama from the lookout point in the park

Jackie at the lookout point in Nuuanu Pali Park

Dramatic scenery abounded

Small town life in Hawaii

Mountains in the background were used in Jurassic Park

More of the mountains

Palm trees are everywhere to be seen

Jackie finds a pal!

Er, more palm trees and the Jurassic Park mountains

A lava flow has overrun this beach

Jackie at the viewpoint at the beach (it was so windy here I lost my sunnies)

The choppy seas power a blowhole

A rather windswept looking Jackie

Yours truly (minus the aforementioned sunglasses)

This beach was absolutely gorgeous. You had to get a ticket to go on it!

Me sitting infront of the gorgeous beach (get outta da way!!)

Lottsa dudes go swimming among the coral here

Typically spectacular Hawaian scenery

At the entrance to the Pearl Harbour memorial

Detail at the entrance to the Pearl Harbour Memorial

The Missouri (left) stands watch over "Battleship Row"

Heading into the Arizona memorial

The USS Arizona memorial marks the spot where over 1200 were killed by the sinking of one ship

The Missouri along side the deserted quays marking the spots where the other mighty battleships were sunk

Old Glory flutters in the breeze

One of the turret rings of the still submerged Arizona; now a war grave

Detail of exposed turret ring

A plaque honouring the fallen

The USS Arizona memorial was in payed in part by a charity concert held by one Elvis Aaron Presley

Lest we forget.............

The bright Hawaian light pierces the sombre gloom

You can still see the Arizona just feet below the surface of the water.

The anchor of the Arizona.

A Willis Jeep (groovy)

Fat yanks in the front, scary missles in the background. As American as apple pie.

The Battleship Missouri "The Mighty Mo"

Check out the 16" bad boys

USS Missouri - Iowa Class Battleship

"Ho ho ho, now I got a machine gun"

Harpoon missile in centre of pic

The battleship sports campaign and weapons insignia

Jackie in C+C

You can still see details of the ships last mission in the Persian Gulf

Plaque and flag commemorating the Japanese surrender in 1945.

The actual spot on the deck where the japanese surrendered thereby ending the Second World War

The articles of surrender

Jackie poses next to one of the monster shells for the main guns

The main superstructure of the Missouri

We went to the island of Hawaii on a trip. At high tide the turtles graze on the yellow seaweed

Jackie posing next beside the turtle friendly yellow seaweed. This was just outside Hilo.

Part of the 'rain-forest' on Hawaii

Not surpisingly this waterfall is a favourite with locals and tourists alike.

More of the rainforest on Hawaii - 'The Big Island'

Steam spewing from the ground indicates activity just below the surface.

Plants slowly begin to reclaim the caldera.

Tree palms grow alongside Eucalyptus

I like this shot of the Tree Palms. Thing it's something to do with the shapes of the leaves.

Heading further into the forest to find lava tubes.

Jackie in the forest.

A flowering shrub with lava flow in background

Close up of burnt tree branch and lava.

Do you think this cheery sign put me off investigating further?

Another sign issues dire warnings to the unprepared

The patterns in the cooled lava make it look almost like petrified wood

More wood like patterns in the lava

In the distance you can see the plume of gas as lava from Kilauea meets the Pacific.

I of course had to disobey this sign (for the purposes of my art, you understand)

The only plant I saw growing in the lava flows. I guess you have to start somewhere!

Closer to the plume of gas. Note: it's not steam, rather Hydrochloric acid

I guess the surface of Venus would look quite like the lava here in the Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park

Spot my fellow hikers in the background?

More strange patterns in the solidified lava.

The coast road is over-whelmed by the lava flow

Not quite Route 66!

'Volcanic fumes can be hazardous for your health" - now they tell me on the way back.

Looking into the caldera of the earth's most massive volcano, Mauna Loa.

Orchid in the orchid farm

Orchid in the orchid farm

Random plant in the orchid farm

Orchid in the orchid farm

Orchid in the orchid farm

Orchid in the orchid farm

Looking along Waikiki beach to Diamond Head.

Basically the same shot a little later on in the evening

Jackie sitting in the Shorebird beach bar (in our hotel)

Looking west along Waikiki as the sun sets

Sunset at Waikiki

Every night a band played with the stunning evening sky as a backdrop

Me and Jackie in the Shorebird bar - aloha!

Jackie in the Shorebird bar.

Spot the fat dude on the ukulele in the background

Looking from Waikiki beach back to the Shorebird bar.