3/6/99: Slept in, and then ate too many donuts from the checkout office as we left… We drove through Madrid (pronounced MAD·rid) on our way to Santa Fe. I was in that…
Category: History
Lahaina
2/28/99: Church at Emmanuel again. Afterwards we took Dad and Mom out to lunch in Lahaina. Found a terrific buffet that served primarily Hawai’ian dishes, so dad was in heaven! He really…
Haleakala
2/27/99: We dropped dad off at Church to do his yard work, and then stopped at the Bob’s and Maggie’s to pick up five slide carousels. Bob gave them to us for…
Maluaka Beach
2/14/99: Ruth spoke in church this morning, for both services, then at the evening service too. She went through the motivation behind our trip, and shared some key Bible verses about the…
La Perouse Bay
2/13/99: I finished going through the slides and mounting some (at least for the time being), and pulled out some for a slide show over at Kathy and Todd’s house in a…
Huialoha Church
2/12/99: More slide work for me today. Ruth was over at Kathy’s baking Valentine’s cookies… We went to Pastor F’s house for dinner tonight. Lots of people for me to meet and…
Kaupo Gap
2/11/99: More slides arrived from Hong Kong today. I had accidentally left them behind and the Beach’s home, and they were kind enough to mail them on… 2/11/24: *During our 1999 stay…
Bamboo Forest
2/9/99: Ruth, Dad and Mom went shopping, I stayed home to write. I am beginning to feel like we all watch entirely too much T.V. It really numbs you… 2/9/24: *During our…
Welcoming Arms Of The Banyan
2/8/99: Packed and shipped our stuff. We barely made it with the suitcase and the box coming in just under 70lbs each. 70 is the limit! 2/8/24: *During our 1999 stay with…
The Legend Of The Caves Of Wai’anapanapa
2/4/99: Another wonderful morning walk here in upcountry. Also took another ride into town… We went through all of our stuff, old and newly acquired, and tried to repack it in preparation…
Wai’anapanapa State Park
2/3/99: Reading/writing day. 2/3/24: *During our 1999 stay with Dad & Mom at the end of our round-the-world trip, we did not take many photos. So, I am posting photos and stories…
Hawai’ian Heritage
1/31/99: Went to Church at Emmanuel Lutheran, the church that Ruth grew up in, in Kahului. We were warmly welcomed and, after the church service, we were asked to speak at an…
Hawai’ian Delicacy
1/29/99: The cat got very edgy this morning, and we found out that she was smelling two stray pit bulls that were wandering around outside the house. I nervously called them, and…
Dancing In The Dragon’s Jaws
1/26/99: Another relaxed day of reading… 1/26/24: During our 1999 stay on Maui, there were various events in late January building up to the celebration of the Chinese Lunar New Year. One…
Delicious Since 1916
1/25/99: Knowing that it is one of our favorite treats whenever we visit Maui, Dad got up early and drove to Komoda Store and Bakery in Makawao to pick up doughnuts and…
ʻĪao Valley
1/19/99: Ruth went off with Kathy to ʻĪao Valley today. Kathy runs a daycare center and it is field trip day… Mom went shopping, dad did his gardening, and I tried to…
Two Days In One – Part 1
1/16/99 Pt 1: Our plane lifted off out of Denpasar a half hour late (1:30am), but it was an easy flight and we arrived in Tokyo around 7am. Stored our baggage in…
Beware The Temple Guardians
1/14/99: The tour of the island was fantastic. We started at the Elephant Caves, named for some of the iconography, not because it is an elephant burial ground or anything like that……
Balinese Gamelan
1/11/99: Enjoyed a very nice breakfast on the patio of our room… Ubud is up in the hills of Bali, and incredibly lush with jungle foliage… There are no buildings more than…
Exchange Rate
1/3/99: We walked around the city a bit, and strolled right by the Stasion Gubeng. That’s the train station we wound up needlessly taking a taxi from the other night. The taxi…
Diverse History Spanning Millennia
12/31/98: Today we went back out to the area where we saw The Ramayana the other night. We took a guided tour of the surrounding area, which included both Hindu and Buddhist…
Outdoor Theater
12/30/98: More shopping. More “guides” trying to route us to the stores where they would get commissions… We managed to get some shopping done anyway… One rickshaw driver tried to chat me…
Batik Artisans
12/29/98: While walking around town today I got slapped on my bum by an old lady with a huge wad of chewing tobacco in her mouth, and very few teeth left in…
Of Sultans And Salesmen
12/28/98: Breakfast at the “Superman Restaurant” again. I suspect the name comes from generous serving sizes… We took a tour of the Sultan’s Palace. Well worth a visit… As we walked back…
Inspiring Stories
12/21/98: Today was the suit fitting, and it needed adjustments… I also still haven’t figured out what to give Ruth for a Christmas gift, so I went shopping again too… We babysat…