Christmas morning at the Troll's home. |
Ready to tear into those presents! |
Lil Dude Troll say's Merry Christmas, y'all! |
Pink and Monet in back say, "Merry Christmas!" |
Even the rarely seen Troll named Streak makes an appearance at Christmas! |
Christmas morning at the Troll's home. |
Ready to tear into those presents! |
Lil Dude Troll say's Merry Christmas, y'all! |
Pink and Monet in back say, "Merry Christmas!" |
Even the rarely seen Troll named Streak makes an appearance at Christmas! |
Monet Troll at the Hilo airport |
On the way to the hotel, the Trolls stopped off in downtown Honolulu to see Da Kine Bail Bonds, home of TV's Dog The Bounty Hunter. |
It's not a fancy office and smaller than it appears on TV, but it was still cool to be there. |
The Hilton Hawaiian Village on Waikiki Beach, the Troll's hotel. The Trolls splurged on an ocean-view suite - VERY NICE! |
In the cool lobby of the Hilton Hawaiian Village Hotel |
Lil Dude Troll on Waikiki Beach |
Floating off Waikiki Beach in Mamala Bay with Diamond Head in the background. |
Pearl Harbor. Visited the USS Arizona Memorial where 1,177 men lost their lives in the attack on Pearl Harbor in WWII and remain forever below the water entombed in their ship. |
Outside table at the Tropics Bar & Grill on Waikiki Beach eating a last meal in Hawaii before heading back to the mainland. Sad. |
Another beautiful waterfall just a few yards off the road. |
At the entrance to Waimanu Valley. This is a former sacred site where Kings & Queens resided. |
A giant tsunami wiped out the ancient village & the residents many years ago. There are no real roads going into the valley, just a 4-wheel drive trail. |
There is no utilities or any other services there. Only a few "off the grid" people make their homes there now, living off vegetables they raise and water from streams. |
Monet Troll in the lava rocks at the southern tip of the island. |
Lil Dude Troll at the southern most point of the United States. |
Monet Troll in the lava rocks at the most southern point in the U.S. |
In Waichinu on the southern end of Hawaii. Mark Twain visited here in 1866 and planted this Monkey Pod tree. |
After watching the sun set from atop Mauna Kea, the Troll Family stopped at Ken's House of Pancakes for a late supper of breakfast food. |
(map courtesy of Lonely Planet) |
Monet Troll along the coast of Hawaii |
Lil Dude Troll along the coast of Hawaii |
At Akaka Falls State Park |
Akaka Falls |
At Wailuku River State Park |
Waianuenue (Rainbow Falls) |
Lunch at Punalu'u Bake Shop - the most southern bake shop in America |
At Punalu'u Black Sand Beach Park |
Punalu'u Beach |
Punalu'u Black beach sand |
Near several Green Sea Turtles who have crawled onto the beach in preparation for digging nests and laying their eggs. Green Sea Turtles are endangered. |