Hawaii

  • Gotcha

    Hawaii …. again you say … here is the back story.  Karen’s nephew Greg announced back in May that he was engaged to a lovely girl named Anne.  They wanted to pick a place to get married that was between Canada and Australia where Anne is from.  Hawaii was the logical choice since it is…

  • Time to leave the island

    We are leaving Maui today but not until 5:00pm.  So we decided that not getting up too early is in order.  Karen had some last minute shopping to do so she went out while Paula and I hung around the condo.  When Karen came back, we went downstairs to enjoy one final walk along the…

  • 1st anniversary

    Today is our last full day here and we wanted to make the most of it.  Since it’s the beginning of whale season, we decided to do a whale watching tour.  We booked with Ultimate Whale Watch which is the company we went out with last time.  What is great about this company is that…

  • Wa’akaulua, honu, napo’l ‘ana o ka la (canoe, turtle, sunset)

    Last year when Karen and I were here, we paddled with the Kihei Canoe Club.  We had such a good time that we wanted to do it again.  We decided to paddle this time with the Mana’olana Pink Paddlers out of the Maui Canoe Club.  The Pink Paddlers are a non profit Hawaiian outrigger paddling…

  • Happy Birthday Karen

    Today is my birthday, so I’ll be writing the blog, while Dorothy takes a break. This is my 55th birthday, 9th trip to Hawaii, and 25 years since my first vacation here. Guess you could say that I really love it here! The day started early, watching the sunrise, and opening birthday gifts. We made…