Learning Our Way

  Well we have been here almost one month.  It has gone by fast and we have accomplished a lot in that month.  We are learning our way around pretty good, as well as the lingo. For example:  Howsit Brudda? Wiki wiki (quickly), mahalo (thank you) Ono (delicious), Pup (snack), Lanai (patio/porch)you get the idea.  Plus we are trying new foods specific to Hawaii.  The VA dietician gave a an entire booklet on the caloric values of the Hawaiian foods since we are diabetic.  We have tried several of the local fruits that are very different from what we have. They are very yummy. Here are some more pictures of along the canal and some out-rigger races. We usually walk it twice a day and they are out in the evenings usually in the boats.




 

 This Bird of Paradise is at our Building


Flowers near our place
 





Marmalade above and Buster below
 


This is our favorite tree on the block it is huge and hangs or canopies over the streets on two sides
 



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