04/22/08

Hawaii, January 2005

We slipped into waters off shore from Kona this morning.  A nice view to wake up to.  Last evening we sailed from Hilo.  When we got to the lava flows at 10 PM, the ship slowed and made a complete circle.  The lava glowed orange in many places, defining a wide flow to the ocean.

A highlight was the celebration of my friend Ruth's birthday on January 3rd at Gaylord's Restaurant on Kauai.  This restaurant is in the estate of the Wilcox family, an early settler on this island.     Later on, we drove towards Waimea Canyon, saw the Wailua Falls and saw the sun set in Princeville.  It rained a bit but was mostly nice.

Bay Area friend Carl and I are on this Hawaiian Island cruise and it has been wonderful.  I'm sharing a cabin with Mike, a co-worker of Ruth's.  She is sharing a cabin with long time friend Jeanne (from Greece) and, Carl is sharing a cabin and his Sacramento friend Bob.

The weather has been warm, sunny and partly cloudy.

On New Years Eve, Mike and I ate Thai dinner with Stacy, a woman who will be cat sitting for Mike.  We walked to Queen Surf on Waikiki beach towards Diamond Head and sat on benches and watched the fireworks at midnight, bringing in 2005.  We met some friends of Mike who also watching the display.  Here is a picture from that night: 

TomD, Carl, Ruth, Mike, Jeanne and Bob
 

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