Thursday, May 12, 2005
Aloha!!!
Jaime and I made a trip to Hawaii to meet her cousin, Chris and his wife, Brooke. Chris and Brooke are expecting their first child next month and I figured it would be good experience for them...okay, I wanted to go to Hawaii :)
The following is a very long post of our trip with a few Mother's Day pictures posted at the end. It will take a long time to load because there are well over 100 pictures. Sorry about that but I pared it down from about 300 :)
The Trip
Jaime and I flew from Austin to Atlanta (yes, I know that's a little backward) then direct from Atlanta to Honolulu. What was supposed to be a 10 hour flight was hindered by the dreaded 20 mph headwinds and turned into an 11 hour flight (good thing it wasn't really windy!)
Jaime's turned into a good, little traveler and we had a great time as you will see.
Somewhere over the Pacific.....
Jaime and I made a trip to Hawaii to meet her cousin, Chris and his wife, Brooke. Chris and Brooke are expecting their first child next month and I figured it would be good experience for them...okay, I wanted to go to Hawaii :)
The following is a very long post of our trip with a few Mother's Day pictures posted at the end. It will take a long time to load because there are well over 100 pictures. Sorry about that but I pared it down from about 300 :)
The Trip
Jaime and I flew from Austin to Atlanta (yes, I know that's a little backward) then direct from Atlanta to Honolulu. What was supposed to be a 10 hour flight was hindered by the dreaded 20 mph headwinds and turned into an 11 hour flight (good thing it wasn't really windy!)
Jaime's turned into a good, little traveler and we had a great time as you will see.
Somewhere over the Pacific.....
We're going to Hawaii!!!!
Hey, this is pretty good!
What else is there to do?
Oh, we are flying in an airplane, looking out the window, watching the clouds go by... (it's a Barney Song....we sang it all the way to Hawaii.)
Culture Shock
I was fascinated by the difference in the culture. Even though Hawaii is part of the United States, it's...well..."like a whole other country" even more so than Texas, I think :) Even McDonald's had things I'd never heard of.
The "Local Breakfast" from McDonald's. Note the Spam. Chris said that Spam is very popular in Hawaii. I think I could get to like it there :) It also came with Portuguese Sausage, eggs, rice (yes, rice) and soy sauce. BTW, it was delicious.
I was fascinated by the difference in the culture. Even though Hawaii is part of the United States, it's...well..."like a whole other country" even more so than Texas, I think :) Even McDonald's had things I'd never heard of.
The "Local Breakfast" from McDonald's. Note the Spam. Chris said that Spam is very popular in Hawaii. I think I could get to like it there :) It also came with Portuguese Sausage, eggs, rice (yes, rice) and soy sauce. BTW, it was delicious.
This is what's inside...yes, this really came from McDonald's. Not sure what we'd get if we ordered a "Local Breakfast" here but I'm betting this wouldn't be it :)
Infamous Pearl Harbor...well, the sign at least :)
The Likelike Highway...I only regret I didn't get a picture of the Wiki Wiki Bus Route (yes, that was really the name of it.)
The sign outside Chris and Brooke's house. I think the Hawaiians and the Poles should get together. The Hawaiians use too many vowels and the Poles don't use enough :) Try saying "I'm at the corner of Makohilani and Lanikuhana" really fast, five times :)
At Chris and Brooke's House
Chris and Brooke were kind enough to let us camp out at their house, saving Mommy a bundle. Chris informed me that the houses have neither air conditioning nor heat. Guess they don't need it :)
Playing with Chris the first day. They got along really well and Chris got some kid training. He'll be needing it soon :)
Chris and Brooke were kind enough to let us camp out at their house, saving Mommy a bundle. Chris informed me that the houses have neither air conditioning nor heat. Guess they don't need it :)
Playing with Chris the first day. They got along really well and Chris got some kid training. He'll be needing it soon :)
You were right, Mommy, Chris is a lot like Uncle Greg!
Playing "Monster" with Chris. It got pretty wild when Sandy, the dog, got involved :)
Chris had it pretty easy. No chasing involved. He just stayed in one place and growled at Jaime when she came by :)
I don't know who had more fun, Sandy or Jaime :)
Five minutes...just five more minutes...
No more "Monster." The dog would get really upset when we played it so we could only play when the dog was outside. Bummer.
Brooke's preggy picture. Grandma said to take a lot of pictures. Blame it on her :)
Uh-oh! I think I wore Chris out! Let me check.
Chris? Did I wear you out? Chris?
Guess not!
Will you lift me up hight? Mommy said you'd lift me up high...
Sometimes it's great to be little!
A bush in the backyard. There were flowers everywhere...huge blossoms in all different colors. Absolutely beautiful.
Jaime kept Chris busy and spent a lot of time upside down :)
