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Bird of Paridise, shot at the Biltmore Estate.
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Bird of Paridise, shot at the Biltmore Estate.
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About 10-15 years ago we were sitting in my sister in-law's backyard, which faces an apartment complex. I looked over the fence, and there were geese like that sitting on the roof. First time I'd ever seen geese on a roof. Ducks, yes. But never geese.
Evolution!
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We are now up to something close to 100 Black-bellied Whistling Ducks. Since they shouldn't exist this far from the coast, it's kind of wild to have so many of them here.
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They have an app for that nowVery nice!
Not many corn fields compared to Indiana.
The concierge recommended a popular app for car rentals on the island. You can rent anything from a Lamborghini at $450 a day to a VW bug or bus We chose a beat up jeep for $65 since North shore is pretty much pull off the road into the dirt for beach parking. Jeep was wide open, so we didn't have to worry about the homeless smashing windows and us getting stuck paying damages. I took my large back pack and when we got out to look at something, I just took it with us. Jeep was located in a parking garage on ther other side of our resort, so we just had to walk two blocks to pick it up. And return was easy since we just parked in the same slot in the garage, and dropped the keys where they told us too.
Parking at the resort was $60 a day, so the rental app made more sense, since we could return the vehicle after hours and not have to pay for parking over night.
For those visiting the island the first time. Especially Waikiki. You can get a bus pass at an ABC store. 7$ a day for unlimited swipes to take the bus. First day we paid cash at 3 bucks a pop each. A good Samaritan told us about the bus passes.
Much better then $50 a pop for an Uber, lyft, or taxi.
And there are a couple apps that sync with the bus schedules to help navigate your way around. There's a small learning curve if you haven't used public transportation before. But once you figure it out, it's not too bad getting around.
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This trip started out as a wim back last February. We got to talking about out anniversary and trying to figure out what to do. I had 14 to 15 years worth of unused points on my credit card. So I checked to see how much tickets were using the points. Round trip tickets for the two of us was $200Very nice!
Not many corn fields compared to Indiana.
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WOW! Good use of the points!This trip started out as a wim back last February. We got to talking about out anniversary and trying to figure out what to do. I had 14 to 15 years worth of unused points on my credit card. So I checked to see how much tickets were using the points. Round trip tickets for the two of us was $200
I was kinda shocked how many homeless people are on that island. Pretty much every bridge had a family living under each end.
Did you see all the people "fishing" in the parks?
From what I was told, and this may or may not be true, but I was told it, that they can ask you to move along if you're just laying in the park. But they can't ask you to move along if you're fishing. So they all got fishing poles, and lay in the parks near the water.
Is it still like that?
Other than that, we had no concerns. Never got hassled by anyone. Took a lot of limo rides (pre-Uber). We got a wheelchair for my mother in-law and I pushed her halfway across that island! Thank goodness I like her!