Hawaii Update

Hawaii update! Hawi is the little town in Hawaii where we are house sitting. It’s pronounced Ha – vee. I flew over Oahu landing and leaving Honolulu yesterday and was reminded that it is beautiful there, but so full of tall buildings and people. Then flying into Kona was so refreshing. Imagine getting of the enclosure of hours on an airplane after weeks in a hotel room or a clinic and then walking into an airport with no walls! It was just breezy and wonderful and there stood my wonderful husband. Dot, you’re so right! We fell into each other’s arms! It was so good to see him after 10 days that seemed like decades. We went into Kona, which is pretty busy with people, but nothing like Honolulu, and shopped for groceries. We went to Wal-Mart to get the heavy stuff I didn’t bring like saline solution for my contacts, etc., and then we went to the Subway to eat. I was starved, so that was such a wonderful sandwich! They had whole wheat bread and all fresh food for it, so that was acceptable in my kill the cancer diet. It was 9 by the time we made it up to Hawi. Then we unloaded all the ‘loot’ and put it away. It was so good to get a bath and fall into bed with Don. I slept like a brick and he let me sleep until I woke up. Then we had breakfast on the lanai (that’s Hawaiian for deck or patio). We also had lunch out there. Man, is it awesome!

Today I’m washing veggies for salad, cooking chicken to put into the freezer, making hamburger patties. It’s work today, but it’ll make it easier in days to come. Before lunch we went to check the mail and then went to our favorite lava beach. That means it’s a gob of rocks and no sandy beach. For good swimmers it’s a great place to snorkel. We’re pretty fair swimmers, but we don’t feel confident about getting in and out of the water where it’s deep and on the slippery lava, so we don’t snorkel there. When the water is calm you can just stand on the edge and look down in and see wonderful, beautiful fish. When the waves are really rolling, there are about 8 different blowholes that we love to watch. We love the way the waves crash against the lava, too. There is a swimming hole there where the water is shallow enough to just play, but we’ve only seen people swimming there one time, besides us. Today we took beach chairs to sit on the side and watch for whales. Guess what? WE SAW SOME!!! We were so excited to see whales on our first time out to watch for them! Brent, Zelma, Steve, and Mary, you’ll know the place: Old Coast Guard Road Beach. There were two other cars there with the people sitting in the cars watching for whales. That’s the kind of Hawaii we love; where there isn’t a whole crowd of people!

Before lunch we went out and picked up a 5-gallon bucket full of grapefruit, tangerines, and limes. I learned to love to eat limes in Mexico, so I’ll love them. The grapefruit and tangerines are right up my alley, too. The ones that were burst open we tossed over to the two cows that Bob has out in the pasture. Actually, I gave them some more from the bucket, because I can’t imagine eating all those and they love them like I do.

I’ll take some pictures soon and put them on the blog. There are poinsettias blooming in the yard; little white ones and big red ones. There are even a few white pineapples in the pineapple patch. That’s a real delicacy, so we’re anxious for them to ripen! Either the cats remembered me or else they’re just easy. Iki slept with me and Hehe (the outside cat) acts like I’m his best friend. They loved Don until I got here, so I think they just like the new kid on the block.

It’s wonderful to be ‘home.’ Thank God for this wonderful home away from home and for safe travels and happy healing! Thank you for caring, posting and praying. God loves us all and smiles when we please Him. I love you all!