Aloha from Hawaii! The Coffee's are celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary, so we all wanted in on the fun and flew to the big island for almost 2 weeks. We stayed in Waimea for the first week, in a little cottage on a horse farm. It was very quaint but the size of the kitchen and the weather (think Seattle - grey and rainy!) gave us a wonderful excuse to explore a good portion of the island! The last week we joined the family and stayed in Kona. What a fabulous house, wonderful views, and great dinners.... we were all very spoiled. Highlights of the trip, at least for me, was the manta ray night snorkel (very surreal), the wonderful hikes up north and relaxing by the pool finishing a novel (what a luxury). Can't wait to plan the next trip back... and next time I'm diving....
