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If you think that referring to Hawaii as paradise on earth is exaggerated, I guess you've never been there. Perhaps a better writer than myself would find more appropriate words to describe the beauty and peacefulness of those Pacific islands, but I honestly cannot think of a better way to say it -- it's just like paradise.

Yumi suggested that we should go to Hawaii, having been there twice herself. I was a bit hesitant at first, having always associated Hawaii with Japanese tourists and old Elvis movies. Yumi is a very persistent woman though so we ended up making preparations for a vacation on The Big Island with a short visit to Oahu on the way back.

We departed from Narita on Friday, June 12, 1998.