SMILES FROM KAUAI

Aloha overcast with gusty trades today the perfect weather for staying inside and playing on the computer. Jackie and I bought a Macbook pro a couple of months ago and I love the way it handles my photos. It has so many neat slideshow themes and they all look so cool when played back on my computer or broadcast to my T.V. only problem when I try to publish them on the blog they come out way to blurry when played back full screen and if you watch them condensed down the photos look way to small mainly because there is more than one picture to a page. I guess I will be posting more blogs with just stills or will use the same theme I used today it is not my favorite but at least the pics are only are only one to a page.

DOESN'T FEEL A BIT LIKE CHRISTMAS

Aloha it has been very nice on Kauai. The temps have been in the upper 70s with moderate trades not the kind of weather that gets a person in the mood for Christmas but it has been the kind of weather that forces one to get out and mow the lawn and weed the garden. Jackie and I have been wanting to work a beach trip into our busy schedule but things haven't fallen that way for what seems like a very long time. Jackie is either working or the weather is a bit iffy or we have other things that we have to get done. Hopefully someone will visit us soon so we can get our priorities back into the proper order with a trip to the beach being a lot closer to the top then it is now.

BACK TO THE BEACH

Aloha! Jackie and I spent the morning at Anini. It was absolutely gorgeous. Temps in the upper 70's with very lite trades and the water as smooth as a babies butt. At least it was on the inside of the reef. The waves were in the 6 to 8 foot range outside. A person would think these conditions would add up to perfect snorkeling conditions and normally they would be right but today the water clarity wasn't what we have come to expect. I would say it was only fair at the best. It was still nice to get back in the water and the swimming was good for my old bones even if the visibility was some what limited. I will try and post a few pics from our last visit home. I'm not real sure how successful I will be because Jackie bought us a new Mac computer and it is somewhat different from our old pc. Better but different! Couldn't find the pics from our last visit home so will post these from our trip to Oklahoma in 1983 instead.

SITTING ON THE LANAI

Aloha thought I would try something a little different.Tonight I'm writing on my blog using my IPad so far I think it's working pretty well.The battery on my laptop needs replacing but the thing is so old I really hate to put any money into it so instead of replacing the battery I keep it plugged in this works ok but really limits the mobility.It was beautiful on Kauai today temps in the upper 80's with lite trades the kind of day that just screams beach So you know with the kind of luck Jackie and I have had lately we had other things we needed to do Jackie wanted to get her hair cut we needed to renew the safety sicker on our car and most importantly we needed to check the post office to see if the letter our landlord was expecting came in. We had good luck with the first two not so lucky on the letter guess it will just have to wait until next week seeing as how Jackie has to work the rest of the week and I'm to stubborn to drive into Kapaa by myself just to check the mail. I will try and post a few pics of Mr. Honu because I'm sure he was expecting to see us today he always looks for us on nice days.

BACK IN PARADISE

Aloha! It's nice to be home. Now don't get me wrong, Jackie and I really enjoyed our visit. I think the grand kids have grown about 2 inches since we were there in May and the gathering at Kay and Mel's beach house was absolutely awesome! It was so nice talking story with the Aunts and Uncles or better yet listening to them catch up on old times. They have all lived such interesting lives and they have so many great stories to tell. I also need to mention the weather. Living on Kauai these past 5 years has made me just a bit jaded as far as the weather goes but the weather there was every bit as good as what we have come to expect on Kauai. Still as perfect as every thing was I have to admit it was a great feeling when that plane touched down in Lihue. Even though my little apartment is so small I can sit in my chair and spit a watermelon seed and hit every wall in it. It is our home and there is nothing that can compare to the rest you get by sleeping in your own bed. I will try and post a few pics taken at Kay and Mel's.

I'M LEAVING ON A JET PLANE

Aloha! Jackie and I have spent the better part of the day getting all the last minute details out of the way for our trip home tomorrow. We will only be gone for 8 days but it seemed to take as much getting ready for this short trip as it would have if we were going to be gone for a month or two. Jackie and I are really looking forward to seeing as many of our friends and family as we can but this trip is going to have us up against the wall for time. 3 of the 8 days are going to be lost to travel. Monday by arriving in Seattle then driving to Richland, Friday by driving from Richland to Poulsbo and we will be flying out of Seattle early Tuesday. Jackie and I wanted to make this trip a little longer but with us just being there in May Jackie didn't feel right about asking for too much more time off. I will try and post a short slideshow of our hike into Queens Bath.

UNDERWATER PICS

Aloha another beautiful day on Kauai temps in the mid 80's with lite trades and a sky full of large white puffy clouds. Jackie and Cory are both working so I have been spending the morning rotating between coffee on the lanai or setting in my easy chair and watching the world slowly fall apart on T.V. The lyrics from American Pie kept running thru my head so I decided to turn off the telly hide the remote and go outside and watch the pretty white clouds. Thank god for the pretty white clouds! When I 1st went outside I saw clouds in the shape of pirate ships and knights on horses chasing dragons across the sky but after about hour and a blender full of margaritas these were replaced by Unicorns and Bunnies playing tag with lovely Mermaids on a sea filled with cotton balls.