Hawaii and Paradise Lost

 We finally made to Hawaii after a very busy sail.  I planned to read more but there is so much to do such as exercise, good food, lectures and so much more. I have attended several tech talks about windows 8 and digital photography. Amazingly on our second  day we ran into former neighbors Jim and Ally Bushman. They have so much fun and a fount of cruise knowledge.  I believe they have spent over 250 days on assorted cruises.

Yesterday we became mules for Alicia and nearly ended up stuck with 40lbs of ballast. Alicia one awesome young lady and friend just moved here from Sequim to start a new life as an Ultra Sound technician.  We offered to carry a bag for her on the ship so she could avoid shipping fees.

Well when we attempted to roll the Big Blue Bag off the ship the crew told us that that was not allowed until we got to Sydney.  Oh Poop! Apparently it would have to clear customs and that was not available at this port for us. We went back to our room and stared shoving as much as we could in our backpacks. We staggered back to the gang plank ready for another ugly scene but apparently if you have golf bags, huge backpacks, shopping sacks, it's all good.

So two trips, a rental car, and two bus rides later, we worked our magic. During the process we had a great time with Linda Lyon and Alicia attending a beach side concert, drinking cool ones, and looking lo shopping. Below is a photo of our room that we ow think of as home.