Hello again,

Here are a couple more shots of the gang. At the elemtary school, the girls participated in a May Day celebration that highlights Hawai'i's culture and statehood (this year makes 50 years). All of the grades did something. Here, G and the kindergarteners did a dance and song that praises the state bird, the Minor Bird.

You should probably cherish this next one. We sure do!! Here H and her grade did a song and dance highlighting the hula, surfing, etc. This may be one of the only times you will ever see H in a skirt.

When H and I went on our long hike up the NW corner along the Waianae Coast, we had to traverse this little bridge. It looks kind of precarious, however the drop is only about 12 ft (though my brother will tell that 12 feet can do a lot of damage) onto the rocks. The board is a little unstable, but if you lean into the rocks (here on the left) it is really very solid. You also have the rope to stabilize you. Remember, 3 points of contact.

Here is H having a go of it. She was a bit timid at first, but I coaxed her along and, as with most things, the fear seemed pretty baseless after you had completed the trek.

The picture below is the most NW point on the island. The water up here is absolutely beautiful. Very clear and really blue when the depth is right. Here is where we saw the monk seals playing in the surf. The tide pools were pretty deep and some had coral growing in them and had fish that evidently lived right in the tide pool because there some had not way out.
This picture is looking back along the Waianae Coast towards our starting point. Here we were about 1/2 way through the hike and H was a little tired (so was I but I wasn't letting her know that).  This is one of the more picturesque coastlines that I have seen. It woud be great if I could get out on a rock closer to the water and had a wide-angle lens.

This whole area is just beautiful. It is really peaceful as it's a pretty long hike for most and so not a lot of traffic comes this way. You still get some, but it's sparse. It is a nice break from 'town' (that would be Honolulu for all you mainlanders!!)

Hope you all have a great week.

Aloha!