Wow, Craig -- can't believe you made it to the top of that rocky mountain!
DH and I just returned from a Hawaiian cruise in Nov. We flew to Honolulu, then cruised around the islands on NCL's
Pride of America. I was surprised at the diversity of the islands! I figured they'd all have mountains/volcanoes, but they don't.
Our nature hike involved slippery paths and slimey rocks, but we got to taste just-picked passion fruit, and swim under a waterfall. Some of our group even hiked up the waterfall and dived into the water from about 20' up. I did it just once, and about drowned!
Hawaii is so beautiful -- doesn't it make you wonder where Hawaiians go on vacation?