1/28/99: Mom stayed home while Dad, Ruth and I went to the beach down in Makena today. While Ruth was catching some rays down on the beach, dad took me walking along…
Chipping Can Be Very Difficult
1/27/99: Dad took me to the Pukalani Golf Course to teach me how to play golf. It is amazing to me that he’s about to turn 78. He acts like he’s about…
Dancing In The Dragon’s Jaws
1/26/99: Another relaxed day of reading… 1/26/24: During our 1999 stay on Maui, there were various events in late January building up to the celebration of the Chinese Lunar New Year. One…
Delicious Since 1916
1/25/99: Knowing that it is one of our favorite treats whenever we visit Maui, Dad got up early and drove to Komoda Store and Bakery in Makawao to pick up doughnuts and…
Hula Bowl
1/24/99: Dad took us all to the Hula Bowl today! He’s a big sports fan, so he would not be gainsaid when he thought we were even slightly interested… It was uncharacteristically…
Trying, But Not Too Hard
1/23/99: Lazy day: me writing. Trying to write, but not too hard! NOTE: The photo above, from our 2004 visit to Maui, shows the blazing red blooms of a flowering plant at…
Belated Thanksgiving Dinner
1/22/99: Ruth made a “Thanksgiving Day” dinner to make up for our lack thereof while we were traveling. The stuffing was what I missed the most… NOTE: The photo above show me…
Upcountry
1/21/99: We dropped dad off at his golf game, and then did some shopping for a tool for mounting slides in their frames. Managed to find one, but it’s pretty old and…
And I thought We Were Travelling With Purpose
1/20/99: The four of us drove up past Lahaina to Kapalua to watch whales today… Even from so far a distance as the shore they are incredible to see. Maybe we’ll get…
ʻĪao Valley
1/19/99: Ruth went off with Kathy to ʻĪao Valley today. Kathy runs a daycare center and it is field trip day… Mom went shopping, dad did his gardening, and I tried to…