Finding Home

Sunrise from our balcony

We can't get enough of the color of the water....if only pictures would do it justice....at least our pics.

There have been clouds hanging around these mountains every day that we have been here, making the mountains look very eerie and mysterious.

Tuesday, we took a road trip around the eastern side of the island, to visit the old house.

This is Grandma's house...where we used to live. It was amazing being back in the old neighborhood. So many memories for me and a few for Tera too. Even recognized the smell of home!!! Sounds weird, I know.

The Hill. Tera was running down here when she fell and chipped her tooth. She had a silver tooth for years because of it. It's a lot steeper than it looks.

The Armsby's live at the top of the hill. Tera was best friends with their daughter when she was three years old. They stayed in touch over the years, and Mrs. Armsby actually recognized Tera when she saw us outside taking pictures!!!

Traveling further north, we stopped at a Macadamia Nut Outlet, and enjoyed the different agricultural plants. Above, coffee beans. Below, macadamia nuts.

Grandpa and Sage

This friendly Samoan was quite informative and we had a good time visiting with him. Those tattoos of his were done in the traditional way...with bones sharpened and tied together and then tapped into the skin with the dye. He told us some people die because of the dye getting into their blood. Yikes!!!

We told him that we used to live here, and he said, "Ah! Hawaiian girls!" and then suggested we get our picture with him.

We drove up to the north shore and then cut across the island to head back south...with a stop at the Dole Plantation.

Aren't these so cool to see growing?

Yummy pineapple ice cream at the dole plantation...

Beginning the pineapple maze....it took us 45 minutes to get through it and collect all 8 emblems. First maze we have done like that. It was amazing! The record time through it is 8 minutes. Hmmm...we think they cheated!!! (More than we did, anyway.)

The beach at Chinaman's Hat

Our new "friend" Doug took this shot for us....a very friendly guy who came up, introduced himself, and told us all about this beach. I (Sage) remember coming here and always wishing I could swim out to the island. Tera remembers being cranky here.

Isn't Suze beautiful! We love her.

Until next time...Aloha!!!
Sage and Tera