Hilo, Hawaii

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After five days at sea during which time we attended lectures, walked, had fun, we realized that there were many "old" frineds and a lot of crew and officers whom we already knew from the previous world cruise. They made us feel very much at home.

We made our first landfall in Hilo, Hawaii, It is a beautiful, lush island on the island of Hawaii, otherwise known as the "big island".

In Hilo we visited a macademia nut farm, toured a lovely botanical gardfen in a little train and

visited the Akaka waterfalls.

Hilo, United States