Posted in PERSONAL | Tagged A small update: Hawaii ! SOUTH PACIFIC (I’m having a problem with the internet… it might be a while before I can post this). Leanne and I gave ours to some who didn’t get one (can you say “allergies” ?). We were each (the women) given a long-stemmed rose. Thanks for “tuning in.” I hope you all had a nice Valentine’s Day. Thanks for the notes and comments – I’m sorry I’m not responding, and not posting very much. I gave a short message in our church meeting this recent Sunday, and I have 3 more opportunities before we get to San Diego. ![]() It turns out that with Michael gone I was asked to give some talks. I’ve read 3 other books (we share with each other). I loved it that our taxi driver (to the Hertz place yesterday) was from Vietnam. Very well written, and we’ve learned a lot about what so many of those “boat people” went through. Leanne and I are reading one together of a Vietnamese family who escaped on a boat in around 1979 and ended up in Arkansas. Pretty unusual to have an old woman speaking their language and singing some songs. I’m continuing to have a LOT of fun using some Tagalog with the workers from the Philippines, and Bahasa with those from Indonesia. Nice being on shore and seeing a marvelous banyan tree (like a group of trees) and lots of tourist attractions (shops and such-like).Īnd now back on the boat. We have seen several WHALES! Frolicking! Such fun!!! One breeched and others just splashed around. It was great having time with them! (I’m going to try to post some pictures). I ate a whole papaya (with lime juice) – I have been SO disappointed that the only place I’d had papaya so far was in Samoa can’t figure out why they don’t have it on the ship!). She and her daughter Elysia treated us to a delightful lunch on their porch, and we had a great visit. Leanne and I rented a car (we’d seen the local sites several times, so we didn’t join the group for Pearl Harbor, the PCC, and other stops) and drove to the Laie Temple and enjoyed the noon session.Īnd then we drove to visit my niece Wendy, who lives in Kailua. So beautiful!! The mountains fascinate me! A long but good day. ![]() And the rest of us will have another 5 sea days on our way to San Diego! More are flying from here (Maui) later today. ![]() They flew home around noon, and Michael and others later in the day. We laughed so hard during his lecture on Mark Twain! Some of our group left yesterday, including our dear friends Tyna and Jeff Bean. And the lectures by Michael Wilcox have been fantastic. We slept, we ate (and ate and ate), and the six of us found a great place to sit and play games (I brought “Bananagram,” and others had difference games). Great to see the moon rise, and some sun rises. But it’s been so amazing to look out as far as you can see, and it’s still the Pacific Ocean (larger than ALL the land masses joined together!). I guess there wasn’t too much to tell about our 5 sea days. I know it’s been quite a while since I’ve posted anything.
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