Aloha
So like I said previously it is good to be home. I thought it would be nice to get back to work but I have had the past four days from you know what. You would think that since I work with a bunch of adults that they would behave in an adult manor but that really just doesn't happen most of the time. Most of the time you are dealing with one sca telling on another and so on and I just really don't care!! You are PAID to DO a job and you need to DO IT!!! Not slack off on your work so that someone else has to get it done.
That said we had a fab time with the fam. Got to see Troy and Renee and the kids. They are all getting so big ( just the kids not Troy and Renee). We got there on a monday night and basically went straight to bed. On tuesday we started rolling and didn't stop until we got home. We went sight seeing at the volcano. We checked out the craters and the lava tube and we drove by the steam vents and sulfer vents. We would have gone down to the fresh lava flow but we didn't have time. Had fun on the hikes that we did tho. We watched a film on the history on Hawaii at the visitors centre and learned a lot about how the islands were formed and how the trees and birds and people all got there. We spent some time and the beach and Kevin even tried surfing a few times. He got up about 4 times which if you ask anyone who has surfed before is pretty good. We went to some fancy shmancy four seasons resort where you pay like a thousand bucks for one night. At the pool/beach they clean your sun glasses for you and give you cold cloths for your face and bring you ice water with lemon and I really felt out of place with the service. You couldn't tell the difference between us and the guests but I really felt like an imposter getting my glasses cleaned and such.... I guess it was just that I am not used to that kind of service. Anyhow it was a beautiful place with an awesome pool and private beach that was private only because you couldn't get to it unless you came through the resort or by boat.
We did a bit of shopping at the King shops in the marriot resort and also down along the beach at the Kona shops. We went snorkelling and I was so impressed with my self because I actually went in the water and swam around to look at the fish and turtles. We also attended a Luau(I don't know how to spell that word but you all get the drift) They had great food and some neat performances and it was really really expensive, but worth it to do it once.
On Sunday Oct 16th as you may well have heard there was a 6.7 earth quake at about 7 am only 25-30 miles from where we were. Yes is was freaky/scary. Yes I stood in the door way. No there was not that much damage to the house. Pictures fell off the walls and vases, candle sticks etc. broke. some people had cracks in thier walls and ceilings and one neighbors paito sunk about 2 or 3 ft in the ground. There were lava rocks on the road and some rock walls fell down. No one was seriously injured which is good and I can say that I was in a 6.7 earth quake. I hope to never have to experience that again.
Now we have been home for a week and my bag still has not shown up. Air Canada has been giving me terrible service and I really don't recommend traveling with them unless you have no choice. They "may" reimburse me for the cost of the stuff in my bag....that's right they MAY. Not so happy with them right now incase you could not tell.
Anyway I have gone on long enough and I must go to bed now but have no fear.....I will post some pics tomorrow.
ja
So like I said previously it is good to be home. I thought it would be nice to get back to work but I have had the past four days from you know what. You would think that since I work with a bunch of adults that they would behave in an adult manor but that really just doesn't happen most of the time. Most of the time you are dealing with one sca telling on another and so on and I just really don't care!! You are PAID to DO a job and you need to DO IT!!! Not slack off on your work so that someone else has to get it done.
That said we had a fab time with the fam. Got to see Troy and Renee and the kids. They are all getting so big ( just the kids not Troy and Renee). We got there on a monday night and basically went straight to bed. On tuesday we started rolling and didn't stop until we got home. We went sight seeing at the volcano. We checked out the craters and the lava tube and we drove by the steam vents and sulfer vents. We would have gone down to the fresh lava flow but we didn't have time. Had fun on the hikes that we did tho. We watched a film on the history on Hawaii at the visitors centre and learned a lot about how the islands were formed and how the trees and birds and people all got there. We spent some time and the beach and Kevin even tried surfing a few times. He got up about 4 times which if you ask anyone who has surfed before is pretty good. We went to some fancy shmancy four seasons resort where you pay like a thousand bucks for one night. At the pool/beach they clean your sun glasses for you and give you cold cloths for your face and bring you ice water with lemon and I really felt out of place with the service. You couldn't tell the difference between us and the guests but I really felt like an imposter getting my glasses cleaned and such.... I guess it was just that I am not used to that kind of service. Anyhow it was a beautiful place with an awesome pool and private beach that was private only because you couldn't get to it unless you came through the resort or by boat.
We did a bit of shopping at the King shops in the marriot resort and also down along the beach at the Kona shops. We went snorkelling and I was so impressed with my self because I actually went in the water and swam around to look at the fish and turtles. We also attended a Luau(I don't know how to spell that word but you all get the drift) They had great food and some neat performances and it was really really expensive, but worth it to do it once.
On Sunday Oct 16th as you may well have heard there was a 6.7 earth quake at about 7 am only 25-30 miles from where we were. Yes is was freaky/scary. Yes I stood in the door way. No there was not that much damage to the house. Pictures fell off the walls and vases, candle sticks etc. broke. some people had cracks in thier walls and ceilings and one neighbors paito sunk about 2 or 3 ft in the ground. There were lava rocks on the road and some rock walls fell down. No one was seriously injured which is good and I can say that I was in a 6.7 earth quake. I hope to never have to experience that again.
Now we have been home for a week and my bag still has not shown up. Air Canada has been giving me terrible service and I really don't recommend traveling with them unless you have no choice. They "may" reimburse me for the cost of the stuff in my bag....that's right they MAY. Not so happy with them right now incase you could not tell.
Anyway I have gone on long enough and I must go to bed now but have no fear.....I will post some pics tomorrow.
ja
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