WOW!!! that sounded like sooo much fun and I think it was wonderful to spend that kind of fun with your girls and parents. You know Scott you`re a walking testimony to me of how staying close to our Father in Heaven during hard times will bring wonderful blessings. Thanks for sharing with us Sandra
> John shared with us his recent trip to Utah and back. I thought I might > share a few highlights from my own recent trip. > > My parents have three different time share condo's, and are enjoying > spending my inheritance (with my complete approval!). They had booked a > condo in Hawaii, on the island of Maui. They invited my two youngest > daughters (10 and 12) along. Since the two girls live in Michigan with > their mother, I don't get to see them very much, so they decided to > invite me along too. My wife couldn't come but encouraged me to go. > Anyway, thanks to my parents and their condo, and my employer and free > flight benefits, I was the lucky recipient of a week's free vacation in > Hawaii with my two girls and my parents! > > I had never been to Hawaii before, and figured it would be nice, but > didn't really know what to expect. It was incredibly beautiful there. The > weather was warm and nice. It was really fantastic. > > We actually had six nights there, didn't have time to do a lot of things > that I would have liked to. Some others, we would have liked to do, but > couldn't afford (like the submarine ride, the helicopter tour, or flying > over to see Perl Harbour). We did have a lot of fun though. > > I rented snorkle equipment for my daughters and I and they practically > lived in the pool when we were at the condo. This worked out well as my > parents and I didn't want to be going all the time and enjoyed a bit of > down time in the condo each day. In fact, the biggest problem we had was > getting the girls out of the pool so we could get going to do other > things! > > We went on a sunset cruise on a sail boat. It was beautiful. You can see > some of the pictures if you want at > http://themcgees.org/scott/photos/Maui/ but I haven't gotten the index > web page up yet so you might want to wait a day or two. I got some really > nice pictures of the sunset and such. > > We also went to a Luau. It was really enjoyable, and I took quite a few > pictures of the performers, but it did seem a bit more like a stage show > then I expected. I guess I expected something more like a big fire pit > with log benches around it and dancers on the beach, rather than banquet > tables in front of a stage and food served from catering tables. > > The next day, we went on a snorkling cruise. We first went to the island > of Molokini. Molokini is an ancient volcanic crater (it is classed as a > steam vent) with just half a rim above the water. The water there is so > clear that they say you could see the bottom even in 150 feet of water. > The fish and reef were fantastic. The girls and I had a great time > swimming and gawking at all kinds of fish. I had purchased an underwater > disposible camera and am looking forward to getting the prints from it > developed. > > After what seemed too short of a time there, we went to another island > called Lanai'i (I hope that is spelled correctly) and did some more > snorkling. It wasn't as nice as Molokini, but if it had been first, I > would have been amazed. After the snorkling, we went out of the harbor > and saw a HUGE pod of dolphins. At one point, I must have been able to > see somewhere around a hundred of them around the boat (with, they say, > two to three times as many not at the surface). It was so great! I also > saw some flying fish, but didn't get any good pics of them. > > Those are the high points of my visit. It was great to spend time with my > two girls and my parents. I missed my wife incredibly though. > > Anyway, for any of you considering a trip to Hawaii, I highly recommend > it. I can give you some ideas for Maui if you are headed that way too. > (Just let me know, I'll be glad to go on and on about it if you want!) > > It is good to be back home. I am looking forward to Thanksgiving with my > wife and all but one of my children. It is good to get back to the list > here too. > > Scott > > -- > Buttered bread always lands butter side * Would YOU mistake these as > down (Unless it sticks to the ceiling!) * anyone`s opinions but my own? > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Scott McGee) > Web: http://scott.themcgees.org/ > > -- > http://fastmail.fm - The professional email service > > //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // > /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// > /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// > //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// / > ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
