The day started sunny and warm. We had breakfast at our hotel. Heidi Uber picked us at 9:15 and we headed to the Punchbowl. Despite the name sounding like a party place, it is a crater/bowl shaped land formation that is a large military cemetery and memorial. We arrived and there were very few cars. There was a ceremony going on and not long after we heard the gun salute and taps. We were on the other end of the cemetery. The cemetery drive was tree lined with Chinese Banyan trees. After lunch we headed to the Hickam Beach and Park. It was a relaxing day at the beach. The beach is just west of the airport and we watched the traffic at the airport. It was a mix of military and commercial planes. The beach ... read more

A beautiful sunny island day today. Breakfast at the hotel club. Pedro really likes the purple doughnuts. Had the miso soup today with tofu and seaweed. Not a typical breakfast for those of us from the midwest. Big waves today and the number of surfers is crazy. Has to be 50 surfers off shore on the west end of Waikiki Beach. After breakfast we took a walk through Ala Moana Regional Park to Magic Island. Busy place with walkers and runners. Scuba lessons in the little lagoon by Magic island. There was a better view of the surfers. They were all congregating and waiting for the perfect waves. Saw some successful and some that need to perfect the skill. We had a tour scheduled with Pink Sails Whale Watching. It sets sail from yacht club right ... read more

Another rainy day in Oahu. Breakfast at our hotel club was good again today. Spam and rice sushi was Pedro's favorite this morning. We had a quick dip in the hot tub. It was cool and there was a heavy mist, close to a drizzle. If you are from cold areas of the country it was still a good hot tub day. Heidi Uber picked us up today. We headed back to the base and got our base passes. It was kind of like going to the DMV to get a license. Pick a number. Fill in the form. Wait until called. Turn in the form. Wait for background check. Get picture taken. Get finger printed. Wait again for the printed pass. It took about 1.5 hours. Parking lot had signs limiting parking to 1 hour. ... read more

Drove to Chicago the night before our flight to Hawaii. There was snow during the day and several major pile ups on the interstate during the day. The roads were all clear by the time we were driving. Roads earlier in the day were sketchy with slippery patches. Pedro had picked up Kasie earlier in the day from college as it was time to take the stitches out after her surgery to fix the humerus. 16 days post major open reduction with internal fixation of the right dominant arm. She has been doing well and she has been doing her exercises regularly. She is doing well and getting really good motion already. Always nice to have a faithful patient doing all the exercises correctly! We were up early to catch the shuttle from the hotel to ... read more

Lori flew home early on Sunday. Uber ride uneventful. Flights on time and on schedule. Got into Appleton 25 minutes early! Pedro was back at Farm Bureau Convention. Had some wood fired pizza for dinner.... read more