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Kaua’i North Shore

During our stay at the Hanalei Bay Resort, we enjoyed a well-appointed condo with a stunning view of the bay. Our first visit was to Limahuli Garden, a 17-acre botanical paradise showcasing Polynesian and indigenous Hawaiian plants, set against impressive volcanic mountains. We explored trails featuring educational signage about local flora and noticed the restored taro terraces from Polynesian times. At Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, we admired the historic lighthouse and observed thousands of migratory birds, including nesting Red-footed Boobies. Our Kaua’i adventure also included stops at Hā’ena Beach, Maniniholo Dry Cave, and ‘Ōpaekaa Falls.

Yahoo, Oahu

Oahu In mid-December 2021, we took a brief trip to Oahu, aiming to avoid potential travel restrictions as the Omicron COVID variant began to spread more widely. Initially, we intended to visit Costa Rica, but complications with canceled flights and

Costa Rica Riches – Talari Mountain Lodge

This is a continuation of our trip to Costa Rica in November 2019. See Previous 2 post for earlier places we visited on the tour. After a final look at the bird and bromeliads at the Las Cruces Botanical station

Costa Rica Riches – Las Cruces Botanical Station

After several days in around San José we boarded small planes and flew to the Pacific side of Costa Rica to Golfito, near the Panama border. Upon arrival we boarded small boats and visited a private garden on a island

Costa Rican Riches – Around San José

In November of 2019, Scott and I participated in the Pacific Horticulture Tour of Costa Rica. San José Our trip started in the capital city, San José. From there we did several day long trips. On a walking tour of

Malvern Spring Festival & Chelsea Garden Showq

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the 2020 Chelsea Garden Show has been cancelled. How tired we all are of reading those words about our favorite garden tour, events and meetings. However, as I mentioned in my October 2019 column about

River of Grass

The biggest publicly accessible landscape in Florida is also the largest subtropical wilderness in the US: Everglades National Park. At 2400 square miles it still only protects about 1/5 of the original Everglades. The Everglades are a natural freshwater drainage

Florida Paradise

On Halloween night of 1961 our family arrived at our new home in Plantation Florida, a fast growing suburb of Fort Lauderdale. To keep up with the growing population and demand for air conditioning, Florida Power and Light was building