Well, I'm back from Hawaii and have mixed feelings about it. First of all I think it is one of the best places on the planet and enjoy every minute I'm there. But, the rest of the family doesn't agree and haven't been willing to move yet, besides I would miss all our great friends here. Enough sentiment and back to the trip.
Everything went really well until the day of our departure. Great weather, reasonable golf game (the Plantation Course at Kapalua is still tough but fun to play), mostly good food, lots of whale activity, a few tourist things (road to Hana) and a few rum drinks. Then Saturday morning the sirens sounded and we were informed we were under a tsunami warning. The Marriott staff did a great job of dealing with the situation. We were all required to evacuate our room and move to higher ground. In this case the ballroom on the main level. They provided food, water, TV, info when available and a real sense they were totally prepared. We basically sat there for about six hours waiting for the wave to arrive. Now we all know this event turned out to be less than a major disaster. There was some minor flooding in Lahania (20 miles from us) but nothing more. Our biggest concern after the all clear was the airline schedules would be all screwed up. But everything got back to normal very quickly and we had no problems getting back. The only minor problem was that Delta had limited catering for the return flight. This wasn't a big deal considering the quality of airline food. I know some people (Rush Limbaugh for one) said this was overblown but I don't fault the effort of the Hawaiian officials. They really acted in the best interest of the people. Let's not forget they have had a couple of these events in the past that were pretty big and devastating.
Now back to reality and the gray skies of Northwest Ohio. It does appear to be warming up some and maybe Spring can't be far off.
Hope to see everyone at lunch Friday.
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