. Jane Burdekin wrote: > I would love to go back to Hawaii, and some day I will. The islands are > beautiful, I think my favorite was the big island. We went to some > nurseries around Hilo, and up to the volcanos. I also liked Kauaii the > trip up the river to the wedding spot is nice even tho there are reported > to be pirana in the river. I can't give you specific nurseries but there > are lots of them, I still have a couple of plumerias from my trip almost 20 > yrs ago. Maui was ok, but also touristy. Tell your mom to have a > wonderful trip, I wish it was me.. Many thanks for the tips, and thank you too for "plumeria". I'd overlooked the fact that Hawaii is a State, for pity sake, and I can legally bring things back. (When I went to Austrailia, I smuggled -- I guess the statute of limitations has run out!). Pat (Catharine's mother)