Sat 12/29/07 – Sat 01/05/08
Here are the Romberg family cruise highlights, celebrating Davd & Helen's 50th wedding anniversary. Susan did really well the entire time, thanks to God.
Saturday: Honolulu, Oahu – we boarded Norwegian Cruise Line's Pride of America after a smooth flight from LA.
Sunday: Hilo, Hawaii – visited Volcano National Park and 80' Rainbow Falls.
Monday: Kahului, Maui – strolled and shopped in Lahaina after seeing some humpback whales from a roadside turnout and saw some awesome hotel grounds in Kaanapali. Enjoyed New Year's Eve aboard the ship.
Tuesday: still on Maui – relaxed on board and watched USC whallop Illinois in the Rose Bowl. Wednesday: Kona, Hawaii – our group went snuba diving – like scuba, but on a 25' air line – among some beautiful coral reefs (Susan didn't dive). Then we drove down the Kona coast and saw how coffee, coconuts, papayas, and pineapples grow.
Thursday: Nawiliwili, Kauai – hiked to Kipu Falls for an island adventure, jumping the 25' falls into a deep pool (Sue didn't do the hike). Drove to Poipu and tried bodysurfing over gnarly lava rocks.
Friday: still on Kauai – had banana pancakes at the Tip Top Cafe in Lihui, went to Kalapaki Beach for sunning and swimming. The ship cruised along the Na Pali coast at sunset, where we saw dramatic skies, stunning rainbows, and groups of humpback whales.
Saturday: Honolulu, Oahu – disembarked and rented cars, visited the Punchbowl National Cemetery, the USS Arizona Memorial, and saw a beautiful sunset at Waikiki Beach.
Mahalo, David & Helen!
Sun 01/06/08
Returned from Hawaii after an unforgettable week, tired from our red-eye flight and thankful for great experiences, great family time, and no complications for Susan. We got home around 8am in rainy weather and slept awhile. Susan is tired, and will begin her five-day chemo tonight.
Sun 01/06/08
Whi'le w'e ha'd a fanta'stic ti'me i'n Hawai'i, o'ne thi'ng I wonde'red i's wh'y ther'e ar'e s'o ma'ny a'postro'phes i'n Hawai'ian wo'rds n'ow. I le'arned th'at sin'ce ema'il an'd t'ext mes'saging ha've becom'e p'opular, no' on'e u'ses a'postro'phes mu'ch a'nymore, le'aving a hug'e gl'ut o'f th'e unu'sed punct'u'ation mar'ks. Th'e reso'urceful Hawai'ian peo'ple bo'ught u'p th'e surpl'us an'd us'e th'em no'w o'n al'l s'orts o'f wo'rds tha't co'uld nev'er affo'rd the'm befo're. Thi's i's jus't anoth'er surpri'sing fac'et o'f th'is exoti'c la'nd. I picke'd u'p th'ese a'postro'phes a't a'n A'BC sto're i'n Hil'o an'd go't the'm pa'st th'e agricultu'ral inspe'ctors t'o us'e o'n th'is webs'ite.
And now some helpful Hawai'ian phrases:
Mah'alo nu'i l'oa humuhumunukunukuapua'a, which means "Thank you very much (to the Hawai'ian state fish)."
'Eono kala no ka ho'olohe lekio? 'O ia ho'i, 'ekolu wale no kala o kahi pepeiao! which means "Only six dollars for a headset? Why, that's only three dollars per ear!"
He kani 'ano 'e loa kela. Ua 'ai nui anei 'oe ma ke spam kakahiaka? which means "That was a most unusual sound. Did you eat a big spam breakfast?"
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