This and that

 With Steph Welin in the Wainani courtyard.

 Yardhouse.

Waiting in Waikiki.

The last of the Hawai`i visitors

We're very fortunate to have had both sets of parents visit us in Honolulu this year. Court's mum - Robyn - came from Australia to spend three weeks with us in January; Ali's mum and dad - Cathy & Mark - came from Canada in March/April for two weeks; and now we're spending two weeks with Court's dad, Paul, also visiting from Australia.

A lifelong surfer, Paul had only one request when he got here. So, we spent a rainy/overcast Saturday trolling the island for surf with our mates, Cranston and Dorian. Though they did manage to catch some waves at Point Panic (above) and along the North Shore, Paul is hoping to catch some larger swells in the coming days. The weather has been exceedingly strange in the last week - chilly, rainy, water spouts, an island-wide black-out...hopefully he'll see the sun while he's here!

Getting ready...

After nearly a year of planning, loads of vaccines, and countless e-mails about visas, flights, travel insurance and accommodations, we're just seven weeks away from the first leg of our trip. Woohoo!! We hope to post our itinerary soon - just need to work out a few of the finer details.

Work is extremely busy for us at the moment, but we're making an effort to enjoy what little time we have left in Hawai`i. Aside from crossing some final items off our O`ahu bucket lists, this week we hope to book an inter-island adventure for Ali's birthday/the first week of June. (Photos and stories to come!) Fingers crossed that we can get it all done!