Aloha from Kauai

Shirley and I arrived late last night to one of our favorite places on earth - the beautiful Hawaiian island of Kauai. This evening we went to Beaches Restaurant (click the thumbnail pic to see the full-size pic). The pic shows Shirley with a Mai Tai, and me with a mojito ...sitting overlooking the ocean as the sunset drew nearer (with the sliding doors open behind us, it is too bright to see the water; look a bit to the right where the glass is cutting the glare, and you'll see the water).

It's a little weird being here without Ben - we've been here 2 other times and always with Ben. Ahhhh... Kauai. The Garden Island. Beautiful and peaceful. Peaceful is the main thing. We're planning to spend some serious time this week doing ...well, pretty much nothing :) .....the main plan is to just relax. And, with that ...I do believe I've already spent too much time online.

Aloha

Comments

[Barry in Portland]

delightful - wish I was there (instead of mopping water in my basement).

[Joe]

Dr L, Oh man, I had thought that you guys were past the basement water issues ...I'd thought that there'd been sealing around the outside perimeter done and that leakage was a thing of the past. Condolences, sir. My guess is that when the additional wire-tapping lines were being installed, that there was an intrusion into the perimeter seal, hence leading to your current water-cementing (as opposed to the more common water-boarding).

[Barry in Portland]

Well, we are certainly better off than many folks. It's a real mess in the Northwest tonight.

I-5 is closed at Chehalis, Amtrak isn't running, big sinkhole opened up in Seattle, Tillamook under water, Lincoln City had 130 mph winds. All roads between the Willamette valley and the coast are closed.

My advice: stay where you are and have another mojito.