Home From Hawaii

What a great time we had with our family in Hawaii! During our vacation we had our own personal live-in tour guide - our son Jeff. Though he has only lived on the island for about 6 months, he already knows it like the back of his hand. He and the rest of the family entertained us and were such wonderful hosts and hostesses. We are truly grateful for their kind attention to us.

We loved every minute. Every moment, that is, until the last day, when, as we were leaving Hanuama Bay, we discovered that Robert had lost his wedding ring while he was snorkeling. We were and still are so saddened by that. He had worn that ring for nearly 32 years. In a moment it was gone (a good picture of life itself, I guess).

Well, a picture is worth a thousand words so I am going to stop with the words and start with the photos.

We got up early to watch the sunrise from one of the most scenic spots on the island. It was a little chilly and Robert could not find his coat, so he wore his robe.

At the beach. Joy tried really hard to bury her grandpa in the sand,

but he kept popping up.

From left: Jono, Joel, Grandpa and Jake

at Shark's Cove for snorkeling.

Jeff, our son, at Shark's Cove (you

can see the coral reef under the water).

Our grandsons, Jono, Joel

and Jake at Shark's Cove.

That's me at the

Polynesian Cultural Center.

Robert on the U.S.S. Missouri during

our tour there at Pearl Harbour.

Out on the water in a

catamaran off of Waikiki.

The main sail

of our catamaran.

The catamaran cruise was at sunset.

Beautiful sight at the end of the day!

Diamond Head

from the catamaran.

The only photo of Robert and me on the

catamaran. Good likeness, don't you think?

Standing in front of one of those

crazy looking trees at Waikiki.