Rain

Sunday was our only sunny day so far here in Kauai. Monday was very cloudy with periods of heavy rain. This AM is looking promising, partly cloudy, sun is peeking out. We are going to tour some of the island today, but we have to watch out for flooded roads, there has been a tremendous amount of rain throughout the islands in the last few days with many people losing there homes.
I have taken some pictures but cannot load them on the computer without my printer connection, so I will either wait for Nikki to arrive with her connection or go to Walmart and make a CD of the pics. Actually Walmart is one of our stops today as we go around the island.
We changed rooms yesterday, we woke up Monday morning to lots of noise in the room above us, thinking it was just inconsiderate neighbors, we waited. The noise continued, so I called the front desk, the noise was workmen doing remodeling in several rooms above us and it will go on all week. So we moved to the top floor with a much better view of the ocean, we can now see all the way back to the cove and watch the surfers from our lanai.

Kauai

Yesterday we arrived in Kauai, HI for 2 weeks. It was raining, but it is so lush and beautiful here. The flight was mostly uneventful, some turbulence at times, but went fast. About 30 minutes before landing a man in First Class created a turmoil, not sure if he was drunk, off his medications, or drank with medications when he shouldn't have, but he wouldn't sit down, walked into the flight attendants area and wouldn't cooperate, he hit 2 attendants, then several big men ran forward and subdued him. There was a pilot in the back of the plane (just traveling) who came forward to assist, they got the man handcuffed, but they had to practically sit on him to get him down in the seat, then they tied him in. Two men stayed there to keep him in place. We were in row 6, so I could see everything. Another man from First Class came to sit with us, told us the man had been drinking during the whole flight. When you are in the air, it is a little scarier, because one never knows what another person will do. But I'm glad to see so many men who were on the aisle seats ran forward to help. H was by the window so he couldn't get up fast enough.

This morning it was cloudy when we first got up, but since then has gotten sunny, even with no sun, it is too beautiful to stay inside, so I am off to take some pictures.

London Bridge

On Monday we went to Quartzsite and on up to Lake Havasu, these pictures were taken along the way.


This is the London Bridge which was purchased from England and rebuilt over to an island on Lake Havasu.


Someone feeding the pigeons near the bridge.
Isn't this beautiful, the marshes along Lake Havasu River.

California Visitors

Christa and Bart came from San Diego for a visit on their way to Phoenix. They came Friday afternoon. We went to see Australia at the movies last evening, went to the flea market this AM, had lunch, then they were off to Phoenix until Sunday PM. It was good to see them. Christa was home to Ohio in August, but hadn't seen Bart since last January.

Thanksgiving

We went to the resorts Thanksgiving Day dinner today, very large turnout.
This couple we met last week at the happy hour and played cards with them that night. Gene and Edna from Vancouver.
Gene and Birdie from Washington.
George and Sheila from Alberta.
Some pictures of the hall where dinner was served.

Post sunset the night before the rain came in.

Some Family Pics!

Terry, Griffin, Elle, and Nikki at a Buckeyes game.
Elle and Griff for Halloween.
Guess which family members these are.
My birthday in September, I blew out all the candles in one breath.

Meeting New People

Yesterday we went to "Happy Hour" here at the resort. Since we didn't see anyone we had already met, we sat with a couple from Alberta, Canada and another couple from Vancouver, Canada. We all had a really good time talking and laughing. Both those couples are renting park models here, so they invited us to play cards after dinner. We played Sequence, guys against the girls, the girls only won 1 game, the guys always got all the Jacks.

The park is pretty empty right now, but it really fills up at the beginning of January. It is quiet here now.

H and I went out to walk Hobbes and he started talking to the Canadian farmer across from us, He hasn't come back yet. But he does like to talk!