Where Globe-Trotting meets Beach-Combing
This trip was exactly how weekend trips should be. Weekend getaways used to be so easy—Savannah for a couple days? Why not? Then we had kids and every trip turned into a disaster. Not this one! This one was fun and so easy from start to finish. Here’s how we started it: I got the…
There’s an island across the sea Beautiful Kauai, beautiful Kauai And it’s calling, yes, calling to me Beautiful Kauai, beautiful Kauai In the mists of Fern Grotto Mother Nature made her home And the Falls if Wailua where lovers often roam So I’ll return to my isle across the sea Beautiful Kauai, beautiful Kauai Where…
You know when your phone does that squalling emergency alert noise in the middle of the night and scares the crap out of you? There was flash flooding across Oahu this week so I got one of those. I checked and saw it wasn’t an incoming ballistic missile and went back to sleep. Unfortunately, it…
It’s Halloween, so essentially Christmas time I guess, and I’m happy to say it certainly feels like the holidays here! That might have something to do with Chris being home on post-deployment leave this week, or all the squadron parties and events we’ve been going to. Between a squadron trunk or treat, a preschool Halloween…
PAPUA NEW GUINEA—EARLIER THIS MONTH…. “Hey Mari, How are things going? I’ve tried calling a couple times, had more problems with satellite access. So, the PNG thing was awesome! Did you see the pictures I sent you? First was the signing ceremony on the focsle. The people in the picture from left to right are…
Eloise and I took our usual Tuesday jog around Lanikai enjoying the sights and sounds of fall—vibrant foliage in yellow, amber, crimson, soft burgundy and maroon, a mellow range of orange tones. Tropical flowers that begin pale yellow with a maroon center and mature to brick red before fluttering to the ground. The whisper of…
“He’s checking names…are we on the list?” It was the moment of truth. Jess pulled through the gates of the Official Residence of the Consul General of Japan in Honolulu and gave our names. The guard checked us off the list and waved us through. We were in. Embassy party time! What exactly were we…
