Aiea Park Loop Trail

Twenty two of us set out on this 5 mile loop.

The trail wasn't difficult and went along a ridge.

Most of it was shady and not too hot.

This was one of the views overlooking Pearl Harbor.

The trail was surrounded by fern-covered slopes and
a variety of trees.

Some trees were Eucalyptus.

A great view looking back at the freeway we took to
get to the hike, H-3.

Some of the group; Leslie Lewis, the Farnsworths, Elders
Croft and Heaps.

Some of the lush vegetation.

Elder Jones, "Don't let the mission president see
this photo!"

Some interesting tree roots.

This was the pay-off view.

You can see Diamond Head and Waikiki to the right
of Bill's hat.

To cap off the morning, cowboy poetry from
Elder Walley.

ALOHA MICHAEL, CATHERINE AND SCOTTY

The weather was windy, but we were grateful it wasn't too hot.

                                                            

                                   

Scotty loved the beach and grandma loved holding Scotty.

The Lighthouse Hike with it's amazing views was nice and cool.

                                     

Pearl Harbor was interesting and going out to the Arizona
was sobering.

Black tears as they are so called from the constant oil seepage.

One of the highlights for Bill and Catherine was going inside the Bowfin.

It is a WWII submarine. Karen and Michael stayed in the car
with Scotty.

Tight quarters for the 70 sailors.

Occasionally we are rewarded with rainbows on our morning walks.

You can see who got the most attention among my office peeps.

Love these students.  The girls especially went crazy over Scotty.
Many of them spoke to him in their native tongues and were convinced he
understood Chinese, Korean, and Mongolian. 

Some of my "adopted daughters" from Mongolia and Korea.

Best place to see the PCC canoe dances is the porch on the
Plantation Settlement House.

Where to go to watch the sunset? 

Sunset Beach of course.

What parents won't do for..

that one  magical shot.

Surrounded by God's beauty.

Needless to say, we were worn out by the week's end,
but were so grateful for family time together in this
beautiful part of the world.

Michael and Catherine and Baby Scott Visit

First stop? Haleiwa's Chow Truck for Coconut Shrimp and Poke Bowls. 

Scotty's first real food was Matsumoto's Shave Ice.

Matsumoto's 

Do you think that Scotty has the "Garff Eyebrows?"

Three Tables, one of our favorite snorkeling places.

Scotty is such a fun age. 

So glad they came to see us!

Beach Baby

We like this beach because there is lots of shade.

Another favorite snorkeling spot, Shark's Cove.

This is BBQ Tongan style. Our next door neighbors stored the pig in a barrel along the side of their house, slaughtered it and put it on this rotisserie they fashioned out of a pipe. It was cooked over an emu. 

Ka'ena Point Ride

Here is Hanseul Yung's family visiting from Korea. Han
(to my left) works in my office. It is the first time her parents
and sister have been to Hawaii. I don't know what the Korean women
do to look so young. They should bottle it and sell it. 

After a forty hour work week, we take full  advantage of our
Saturday P-Days. Here we are about to ride an old sugar
cane railroad track. We are at Ka'ena Point and will ride the
western tip of the island from the windward to the leeward side.
Elder and Sister Waterfall are always up for an adventure.

There were some obstacles to contend with. Such as gates,

and an unexpected very steep trail where the old path had washed out.
Fortunately, Bill and Scott helped carry my bike down the trail, but
Nancy carried her bike most of the way.

Going back we discovered this lower path which was much easier.

Some parts of the path were quite rocky

and narrow.

It was definitely an upper and lower body workout.

But you can see the views made it all worth it.

We saw a sea arch, numerous tide pools and a blowhole.

The rocky shore is very unforgiving.

It was quite hot, so you wouldn't want to do this in the heat
of the summer.

On the way back we ran into this big guy.

This monk seal is on his back napping.

Back out through the gate.

Bill's war scars from carrying my bike down the steep hill.
He sacrificed his shins for me.