January 15, 2007

For more pictures of our Hawaii trip click on Justin's link to the right and go to his photo gallery; he has a slide show and has the pictures broken down into groups.

It was our last breakfast at Oceanarium; Maria went to beach. She called to let us know she was going for a surfing lesson. She is so brave. Carmine headed back to the room and Sueann and Kathy went to watched Maria surf. We caught her just going out with her board, her personal guide along side. She did great getting up several times with arms outstretched and a grin we could see from shore.
Justin biked in and talked with Carmine a while. Then he and his Mum went for coffee. They had time to chat and be together sitting at Starbucks. Back at room Justin made a CD for each aunt and his Mum of Kathy's pictures and of the whale trip we took on Maui.





Time went too quickly and it was time to do our final packing and check out of our room. We sat with our luggage at the little coffee shop waiting for our shuttle. Justin stayed with us til it came. He gave us all a hug; his Mum got a big bear hug. We boarded our shuttle and off we went to the airport. We stood in a line that we thought was for baggage check. Kathy asked a Delta guy at the curb if we could check our bags with him and he said sure. We got out of line and he helped us. Sueann and Maria's bags were over the 50 pound limit and had to be repacked into carry-ons and stuffed into Maria's second bag and Kathy's bag. That done we were free of luggage. We shopped a bit comparing prices of duty free with Waikiki and found them just a little higher. Then we got a bite to eat and went to the gate to wait for the plane. Justin called to say "thanks for coming". He also said there was a surprize in everyones bag...his mother got a roll of toilet paper! His aunts got other items from the hotel room. Time to board our plane. We said goodbye to Hawaii, the wheels left the ground. We are headed for Cincinatti.

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