Here we are on Oahu in Hawaii. We have an apartment in the town of Kailua, on the southeast coast. Kailua has a beautiful beach, great for boogie-boarding, which seems to be a huge thing in Hawaii. Here's Tony, joyous about getting into the water at Kailua beach
this past week was a pretty busy work week, as Tony gave a talk at the University of Hawaii in Honolulu on Wednesday - here he is on campus, reviewing his notes for the performance!
After Tony's talk, the group at the university took us to dinner at the Outrigger Canoe Club, a private club in Honolulu, near Waikiki - it was right on the water and gorgeous - Carolyn was happy to be a privileged "guest"
on Saturday we took some time to drive a little up the east coast to find this island...
recognize it through the mist? it is Gilligan's Island, the island that was shown at the end of the opening sequence for the TV show - the two tall palm trees in the middle of the island are still standing after all these years! (the island now houses a marine research station)
Sunday morning, we did a tour of the southern tip of Oahu to Diamond Head. As you can imagine, water sports figure prominently. Here are some outrigger canoes being readied for a Sunday morning race.
the scenery along the southern coast was very dramatic!
we went on a short hike, trying to get to lighthouse near here - here is a scenic view from part way up
but, it got a little "precipitous"
so we turned back! but the views were great while it lasted...
Further along the coast was "Sandy Beach", which is suppsoed to be the most dangerous beach on the island. Needless to say, although many locals were boydboarding and surfing the waves, we declined.
after forgoing the dangerous activities, we decided we were prepared to do the hike up Diamond Head crater
we're glad we were "ready to climb"; the view of honolulu from the top was amazing
the view of the big bald men from the top was amazing too!
and this is a telephoto shot of the Diamond Head lighthouse at the bottom of the crater
and that was our first weekend in Hawaii!
hope all is well with everyone!
