Winter again

Brrrr. It's quite a difference spending the winter in Virginia versus Hawaii. We had two lovely weeks there earlier this month. There was only one time we were cold, and that was at an altitude of 10,000 feet at the top of the Haleakala volcano on E. Maui. The wind was fierce, too. Being at the crater was like standing on the moon. We saw other volcano craters at Volcano National Park on Hawaii, and also the rare nene bird--a type of goose. That was exciting. My husband saw a mongoose one day, but I missed it. A lot of the coastal vegetation looked like what grew in Florida where we used to live.

I was particularly fascinated by the history of the islands and visiting Pearl Harbor.

We really enjoyed the trip. But now it's back to brrrr.