When we first arrived on Oahu, they were celebrating their Pan Pacific holiday and King Kamehameha Days with a parade. In the middle of all the kimonos came a marching group wearing red cowboy hats and carrying outlines of Texas. I wasn't really sure how Texas tied in to being Hawaiian but apparently it does.










This is a bay on an incredible road on the western coast of Maui. Single lane. No shoulder. Cliffs with ocean views. It drives more like a roller coaster than a roadway. Especially the way Dennis drives it.






The cliffs at Haleakala National Park. Home of the Seven Sacred Pools. (But there are actually more than 20) We swam in the pools and jumped from the rocks. A sign said that we were responsible for our own safety. We decided we were OK with that concept.







This is a block wide Banyan tree. I thought it was so cool. The branches grow horizontally from the trunk. When the branch reaches a certain length it sends out vines which, when they make contact with earth, take root and becomes another support. From a distance it looks like a stand of trees, but it is all just one tree. Planted in 1873 by the town sheriff.







One of the famous black beaches of Maui. It almost looked iridescent to me in the afternoon sun.





And finally sunset over the Pacific Ocean. Time to get on our airplane and come home. Thanks Mr. Glock.





27 June 2010. Daniel was deployed this morning. They flew to Indiana for two more weeks of training and then he will be headed for the Middle East.


























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We ran into Nicole Hillary and her daughter Ashley while Daniel's unit was boarding the plane. This is Ashley's husband's 3rd tour in Iraq. They asked about you all.