Diamond Head

Hi Everybody!



This was a great long weekend. We intended to hike up to Diamond Head at 5 this morning (bright and early, right dad? :) BUT... instead, we moseyed on over around 5 this evening. The park closes at 6, so we made an adventure of walking back to Waikiki.



The view was still fabulous.



The greatest part of all!!!! We found a POMEGRANATE BUSH!!! I've always wanted to see one, and now that I have I think I'm going to put one on the lanai tomorrow. We also saw starfruit, lime, and mango plants.



Diamond Head another day. I love and miss you all!
-Samantha

We're Back!

We made it back to the island! Mike and I have successfully survived our first week of school. My classes have all been fabulous so far, and I am happy with my schedule. I got a new bike, which is bittersweet. It's an older Bianchi Volpe, which is a pretty good frame. I think I'm going to go to clinics at my favorite local bike store to learn to tune it up myself. Best of all, I've only taken the bus once or twice.

It feels good to be back, but I'm still re-acclimating to the environment. I tried my hand at surfing today, and the break definitely didn't help! I also sunburned my arm reading by the window the window this morning!

I miss everyone back home, and I'm looking forward to seeing some of you this spring!!!



Love,
Sammi

Mele Kalikimaka!

...That's Merry Christmas to y'all (:

Happy Thanksgiving

It took a little while to get over the trauma, so am a little belated in getting the photos from our wacky Thanksgiving weekend adventure on Maui. It was a fabulus adventure.

WARRIORS PERFECT SEASON!!!

The joys of public transportation.

This guy decided he wanted to ride the bus. After a half hour of shoving, he made it on.


Three blocks later, he was unable to get off, because his "apparatus" was somehow attached to the bus. After another half hour of shoving, and another passenger attempting to separate him from the bus with his lighter, the man was forced to stay on the bus and wait for someone to meet him with "jaws of life."

NORTH SHORE

A bunch of friends split the cost of a tent and a rental car for the long weekend and the rest was left to fate. We circled the island a few times and created most excellent adventures.





The back seat looks nice and cozy.












After a few conversations with the concierge on the first night, we returned to camp at... the Ohia.

<-dorm s'mores

looking like hobos in waikiki ->

Dad, I really missed our sleeping on bags of dirt days- the boys were too big of pansies to spend a night on the beach.




For the second night we returned by daylight with a tent and were much more successful.





Overall it was a very fine adventure indeed.