Kayaking to Coconut Bay

We were invited by our friends Bonnie and Lenard Huff to

kayak to Coconut Island. It used to be owned by a billionaire

from the Fleischmann Yeast Company family

years ago that entertained there and even had a small zoo.

Now it is a marine research sight.  It was used to film

the opening scene of Gilligan's Island. 

We went snorkeling in Coconut Bay after we arrived to the island.
 It was magical. Probably the most beautiful coral reef I
 have ever seen. Lots of fish too after we floated over the
shallow reef to the edge of the deeper ocean. The
Hawaiian name for Coconut Island is Moku o Lo'e. It was
about a 2 miles total of kayaking to the island and back
and our arms were sore when we arrived back to our car
at Ben Harper Beach. 

This is Bill's face after two weeks of a skin cream to
remove the top layer of facial skin and the pre-cancerous
lesions. He is supposed to have baby soft skin when
he finally heals.

Our friend, fellow missionary Jean Seiler,  painted this
cute cart at the Hukilau Marketplace. It is a photo
spot. This was taken at our last ticket taker
assignment at the PCC.

We had a going away/post APCC party with Randy and
Carrie Smith in our office. They came as volunteer
missionaries to help with our Asian Pacific Career
Conference, which was, by the way, a huge success.

The Smiths are now off to serve a humanitarian mission
in Zimbabwe.

In the mean time, the rain has finally subsided long enough to
allow Bill's duplexes to make some progress.