This blogging lark is getting so frustrating as whatever I write keeps disappearing as soon as I try to publish it! However, I will keep trying even if there's a delay between what we've been up to & the appearance of the record of it!! It seems that we have absolutely no good reason to complain about all the rain we've been experiencing - a lady from Calgary told us that snow is still falling there & the temperature is minus 27°! That makes it seem p...

On 7th March we packed our cases again & put them on the (very accurate) scales used by Kurt to weigh the coffee beans. Phew! both cases were within the allowance! We chilled on the lanai for a while & then we said 'goodbye' & 'Mahola' to Kurt & Kana, our lovely hosts in Hawai'i. We set off up the perilous drive for the last time & made for Kailua to spend the day before going to the airport. We mooched around the market where Les bought me s...