Flower Island

I’m visiting my sister Adele in Hawaii. We are doing some less touristy things. Flowers are everywhere. I went “water jogging” with a local group. The water is too deep to touch bottom; you wear a floatation belt and just paddle for an hour around a distant buoy.

I took a bus from the airport because my sister was at an event with her granddaughter. Much more interesting than driving.

I had curry at the site of a future monastery. They have Thai food on site to raise money for the building.

Adele is a docent at Manoa Heritage Center, where she tells visitors (including lots of school kids) the stories of native plants. We had lunch nearby at the Salvation Army tea room. Yes, it will be on the menu in my kitchen soon.

I also had the opportunity to spend time with some of Adele’s extended family, natives. Wonderful people!

More things to come, even some touristy places!

Coming to Hawaii was a last minute trip, I was set up to go backpacking in Colorado with a friend from the trails in Europe. He caught bug and we had to cancel. I had time and a changeable ticket to Denver. I presumed that if I stayed home, I would accomplish little and the weather would be hellish. So, here I am.

Aloha