Monday, August 8

Day #11 - Helicopter and Hurting - Dad

What day could possibly be bad when it starts with Krispie Kreme Donuts.  I took the boys out to pick up a dozen donuts that were devoured rather quickly.  The Webbs went out surfing, while we had full run of the house.  The boys continued to play "Horse Raquetball".  They would make up challenges for each other and see who could get the raquetball into the cup.  I am pretty sure that we ended up putting a crack in the owner's utensil holder.

MJ and I went out shopping (and on a top secret shave ice mission).  We spent money on sweatshirts, shots glass, golf ball and cards.  We even got a free fan from the owner.  Free stuff is always my favorite.

The group went on a helicopter ride.  It was supposed to be a highlight of the trip.  It was beautiful.  We enjoyed it too much.  It was so relaxing that some of us almost (or did) drift off to sleep in the helicopter.  We toured Maui and Moliki.  The helicopter was able to visit many places that no one else had touched.  The people of Moliki often shoed away visitors by blocking ships with surfboards and shooting at people visiting their island.  However, in the air, we had a beautiful view of the island.  Music played for dramatic effect throughout the trip.  The pilot told us all about the island and the history as we zoomed by it all.  It was very cool.

We returned to play more games at home.  Next we went out to dinner and ate outside.  We were treated to an unscheduled show during dinner.  A motorcyclist fell off his bike and skid along the asphalt for a while, sending sparks across the road.  Three police, one firetruck and an ambulance came and in the end the guy was able to get up and ride off on his own.  It was rather exciting.  

We finished the night watching the Olympics, watching Match Game and playing Exploding Kittens.  It was fun just just to hang out with family and friends.  Good times.