Memorial Day

Elder and Sister Dunham invited us to visit Punchbowl Cemetery
and then go to the lantern ceremony in Honolulu. 

There was a flag and a lei on each of the graves
 placed  there by scout troops.

 The Punch Bowl is in a beautiful location and is a military cemetery.

We then went to the lantern ceremony on Ala Moana Beach.  The
lanterns were free and people would write messages to their loved ones
on the sides before launching them in the ocean at dusk.

There were over 50,000 people there and thousands of lanterns were
launched. Boats out in the ocean eventually
picked them up.

It was a breathtaking sight. Here is the video.

We were surprised to get a text from our nephew Mark Owens
that he was speaking to some students in a few minutes at the
school. Fortunately, it was a few minutes walk for us. We were
pleased to listen to him talk to the students about his career and
show them some of his amazing photos. They were impressed.

Saturday we did our favorite 22 mile bike ride along the beach and stopped
by the Ocean Fest at Turtle Bay for an acaia bowl.