We're Back!

With just a snappy 5 hour flight...we are back...into the land of Diego...I must say a welcome sight...as our dog, Sammi, was a awaiting...thx again to the Miracle Mackles for lodging the baby dawg....!...we did miss her...

This trip to Maui had it's moments...the initial hit of a thousand lightning strikes, was a shock...and then, the entire island went out of power...some said it was like 50 years since that had happened...it all changed in a couple of days...and normalcy prevailed...what a place!...

It did seem that there were more people there than in the past...however, at the airport, everything went quicker than ever...BTW, they are remodeling their ancient one...much needed...odd, though, as the traffic was much more congested...not figuring it out...could be that there is but one road in and out of Kaanapali...

We have returned to the same place at Aston Kaanapali Shores...15 straight years...they give us a deal for returning...terrific spot to squat...nice restaurant, 2 swimming pools, 2 hot tubs, and a decent bar...right on the beach...the rooms are spacious...needless to say, we love it there...and we will be back next year...

This time around we did more swimming, eating, and imbibing...ha ha...we took our noodles and bobbed about...had a wonderful time...didn't even golf...my decision...did go to Paia ( pronounced pie-eee-a) a couple of times...cuz we needed to go back to buy a piece of artwork...forever the consumers...

The reason for the change of timing of the trip?...Lahaina's Halloween...they estimate 30,000 people in attendance...it was fun...as we dressed up as Dr Cannibis and his sidekick, Nurse Ratchet...let's just say this...it is too hot to wear them disguises too long...ha ha...here's the gig...they close down the entire main drag of the harbor...people just walk the streets...all dressed up...much like what I envision Mardi Gras to be in N'Orleans...never been there...huge police presence...and no boobs flashing that I could see...dang...but, I will show what I did capture on film...here...

A thing that we are lusting after...huli huli chicken...finally, we did find it at Duke's...but, alas, nowhere else...supposedly, they will pop up on the roadsides...in the parks...home made huli huli...not that we could find this time around...hmmm, next year...

OK, the highlight of the trip?...on our evening dinner cruise on the ocean...we saw a whale!...the captain was more thrilled than us, if you can imagine...she says that she has been doing the same gig for like 30 years, and it's her first sighting!...I took a video that didn't do it justice...but still...

Mahalo...

Other stuff...

We did watch a whole gaggle of TV...man, do we miss high def...ha ha...them Astros winning the World Series was way cool...deserved it in me book, as they were the better team...with the city underwater and all, it always seems like there is more to the story...

The tragedy in NYC...Prez T and I have the same feelings about the killer...he deserves the harshest penalty we have...he's not a martyr, but a murderer...

The Ducks beat Utah!...this was on my iPhone...that was way cool...I gave UO no chance...and what I am hearing, is that the injured QB has been taking snaps with the 1st squad...in prep for the Dawgs...who are a monstrous 26 1/2 point favs...wooah....upset city?...

Is this thinger with the Trump Cabinet and former parts of it, so similar to the Watergate thinger of the 70's?...one by one...well, you know...

And...Donna Brazille...the gal who has been a major player in the DNC...just released a bit...which is a LOT...that the last DNC 'rigged' the Demos' election of Hillary...hmmm, like the Horse has been saying all along...

Well, I have the day to start handicapping the Breeder's Cup...which we are going to, tomorrow!...and unpacking...and, whatever...

Have a splendid day, kids...