Trip to Wailuha River State Park The fern Grotto.
Tourist guide remarks: board a riverboat for a journey to see the famous Fern Grotto! Tucked away in this tropical paradise is a natural amphitheater that provides excellent acoustics, famous for the site where the Hawaiian wedding song was sung by Elvis Presley in the movie, Blue Hawaii.

The trip up the brackish water river to the ceramonial grounds

This pic is a place where some were married.             family members would celebrate and and watch here  this is Carolyn, my sister in law, her daughter Shannon trying to hide, and Krystal

Presents are left at the palm tree leaf house         Singers sing the marriage song to us (tourists) at the alter

The trail back out towards the boat to take us back down the river

Hidden colors in the green foliage                Krystal and Shannon on the boat trip home

Hawain Singers celebrating the marriage        Rock outcrop that is sacred

A gecko changing colors        Road to dinner. about 4 miles of road tunnel with tree's

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Dinner at some Famous restaruant I cant remember the name of but will add later

Krystal in the blue dress, then Jeff, behind Jeff is John my "Little Brother, Shannon, His wife Carolin, Nancy my step mom and Hal  my dad.  Picture to the right is Nancy and my Dad

Nancy and my Father                                      Torches are lit at dusk

Day 3