Hi, all,

I've got an interesting situation here. DD is going to be attending a special cultural summer camp in Hawaii in June. She has already said that she wants her father to take her since I had her on that cross-country drive all last summer (which was a blast, btw). Since he and are sort of together but mostly not, I was figuring I'd be booking tickets for two and he'd stay with his family, enjoy the week off bumming on the beach, and I'd stay here and look after the pets. Well, he wants me to go. And not only that, he wants to extend her week by a few days to accommodate some quality family time on the island, just the three of us.

As far as I know, he still wants a divorce. I don't think that has changed, and maybe I'm putting too much into this invitation, but for heaven's sake, I don't know how to read this.

Okay, I'm just going to enjoy the trip as much as I can. I don't know much at all about where to go or what to see, though, aside from the really famous places like the North Shore of Oahu - he's said he definitely wants to spend a couple of half-days there.

Anyone have any local knowledge here? Our daughter will be at the Explorations program at the Kamehameha Ho'omaka'ika'i campus. I don't even know where that is to plug it into Google Maps.

I am not a crowded beach touristy kind of person. I would be very happy with a quiet cove and small cafes. I'm not averse to napping in hammocks and dinners at the beach by candlelight (he never did take me on a honeymoon).

Island hopping is okay, too. I've been to Maui and I didn't get to do the sunrise ride down Haleakala Crater then, and I've got an old Ho'okahuna friend who lives mauka (up country, above the clouds) in Kula - I think that's the name of it. I'd love to go check in with her.

I'd love to see Kauai, too.

I'm absolutely open to suggestions. Active stuff is okay, for people of moderate ability.

Thanks all!

channluv