Life's a Stitch

In these pictures you might think we're on the Camino in Spain.

 It was a five mile walk, longer than our usual ones, but another mile up past the mahagony forest this was the local scenery:

 Aloha! Located halfway around the world from Spain, we’re escaping winter by visiting friends, appreciating an opportunity to replay our trip to Princeville, Kauai from five years ago. The highpoint of this trip was that walk on the Wai Koa Loop Trail. It's free, mostly level and absolutely beautiful.

What an opportunity – a break from colder than usual weather, Marsha knitting in a stockinette stitch chair and me, cooking in the kitchen with that magnificent view. Then and now:

Opah (moonfish) grilled on a cedar plank.

A magical place. Most days we watched the rainbows and humpbacks right from our deck. The whales' breaching and fin/tail slapping were too fast for the iphone. Note to self: next time bring a real camera. You know, though, I'm also a fan of witnessing the moment sans photography. I've mentioned it before, committing the magic to memory rather than viewing it through a lens.

More to come.