Thank you ,we will be in port 2 nd and 3 red October ,we have Haleakala sunset on the 2 nd ,and yes ,I was going to book a shore excursion but the ones I am interested in are not available.I see on Google maps ,we could walk to a sugarcane museum ,and a few other interesting things ,so I am hoping that will work ,and yes ,we may have made a wrong decision to visit Hawaii ,🤦♀️we live at the beach and have whales and turtles as well .and I worked in the sugar industry 🤷♀️I think it is always human nature to think the grass is always greener on the other side ,I will let you know how it all compares after the 7 th October 🤔