Mama On The Move

Today we decided to view some of Hawaii's beautiful coastlines. We drove to the southeast tip of the island to see the Halona Blowhole. The road rambles along the coastline and you have an amazing view of mountains on your left and blue, blue ocean on your right. While there are some sandy stretches of beach, this area is largely rocky, cliff-filled coastline and it is one incredible view. The Halona Blowhole is a naturally occurring phenomenon caused by a lava tube which formed here thousands of years ago. When the tide is high and the wind is whipping the waves into a frenzy, the water is forced up through the blowhole and shoots out like a whale's spout much to the delight of all the tourists who are standing there watching. For a while the blowhole was only shooting up small wispy clouds that looked like smoke. Then it got stronger and we got some nice shots showing some fairly strong spouts. It is amazingly windy up there. We felt like we were going to blow...

Today we went to the airport to pick up my mother! We were so excited to have her come visit us. We got there early and picked out the most beautiful lei we could find. No cheap "touristy" lei for my mother. This one is the real deal! Katie was also holding a sign which read, "Welcome GG!!" GG is what the kids call my mother. it stands for Gorgeous Grandmother. And no she did not pick that name out for herself. It was chosen for her against her will. We found out which door she would be coming through and positioned ourselves right by it along with a dozen other people awaiting their family members. They all had leis too........ours was prettiest. Of course, we couldn't go right up to where the passengers disembark. We had to wait at the bottom of an escalator on the other side of some glass doors. We watched as droves of people swarmed down the escalator. Then there would be a gap. Then another swarm. Then a bigger gap. Then a smaller swarm. We...