Honolulu

 

We are finally on dry land...first time in 7 days. During those 7 sea days, I crocheted a teddy bear blanket for one of the people on the ship. (Silky is giving it the “teddy bear stamp of authenticity.”) I also made some Christmas ornaments and a lot of red poppies for Veteran’s Day, the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I.

The water on the passage between Guam and Hawaii was rough at times. (You would never know that now, as the seas are calm, and it’s sunny (and believe it or not) relatively dry in Oahu. By dry I mean the humidity is low...it’s a perfect day.) Along with the rocky water, we had rocky emotions due to the “Camp Fire” that’s raging in Northern California.  That fire has been a rapidly spreading disaster that leveled the town of Paradise in less than a day...and then it went to the surrounding areas. We were afraid the fire would turn in the direction of our house and burn it down too. This morning I found out that our property was burned, but the house was spared thanks to 2 fire trucks worth of firefighters. THANK YOU — THANK YOU — THANK YOU!  Right now we are very happy campers. The grasses on the land will grow back. We wish everyone could have had the same happy ending. Recovery and rebuilding is going to be difficult and I wish everyone God’s speed and good luck. I  want to thank all the folks who were worried along with us. We are safe and sound and all is good.

 

So, landing in Oahu gave us good news and calm seas. We have a home to go home to when we disembark the ship next Sunday.