SURFBOARDS IN HAWAII, watercolor

Surfboards in Hawaii, watercolor, 11x7.5 in. Painted aboard the Star Princess cruise ship, during our January cruise to Hawai'i.

On the 6th day of our cruise, we visited Hilo, in the big island : Hawai'i. We took a hop-on/hop-off bus. First stop: Rainbow Falls, 442 feet drop to a gorge below. In Hilo Bay we also visited the Lili'Hokalani Park, created in the Japanese Shinto style, and saw sea turtles! Early that morning we had seen whales as we were approaching the islands.

Outriggers in Kona, Hawaii

Outriggers in Kona, Hawaii, watercolor, 7.5x11 in
Hawaii in January is lovely, I just got back. Kona is a lively port town in Hawaii, easy to explore on foot. Kona is famous for its coffee. There are whales and dolphins here! We visited turtle beach, where many sea turtles are lazying in the sun, on the volcanic rocks, and slowly get in the water when they feel like it, swim a bit, stick a neck out, swim some more. They are huge! The size of a car tire!

We had a lot of "le'a le'a"!! That means a lot of fun, in Hawaiian.