Saturday, April 6th, our last morning in Hawaii had a magical quality about it. It was a beautiful day and the beach was quiet. We were all trying to treasure and soak in the sand and the sun and the time together as a family. We all played in the water. I snorkelled one more time. We made sand creations, and we took Mark in the water. He was so happy in the water and stayed in for at least 45 minutes.
At 10:30, I was so sad when I had to leave the beach to go get showered so we could be ready to leave. We staggered our return to the room so that everyone could have maximal beach time. We checked out of our room at noon, had one last lunch at the foodcourt and headed back to the airport.
Everything went fine at the airport, except Mark had a huge blowout. I won't go into details, but let's just say, he left his mark on the Honolulu airport! Rob's family friends, the Selks, were on our flight to Vancouver. One of the in-laws in that group is a collegue of Rob's--Marlin Hogg a Principal in Raymond. The flight went fine, but our flight schedule was really rough. We arrived in Vancouver after midnight. As usual (and necessary) we were the last ones off the plane. By the time we went through customs, retrieved our luggage and took a shuttle (taxi for Mark and I) to the hotel, it was nearly 2 am. We then had to get up at 4:40 to quickly put clothes on and leave by 5 to be at the airport in just enough time for our 7 am flight. When we touched down in Calgary I nearly cried as there was snow on the ground. Unfortunately, our van was broken into at the airport. All they stole, as far as we can tell, was our parking pass. So, when we left, it cost us $130! However, thanks to the generous allocation of spending money, we had enough to cover all our expenses including that and including our purchases at Ross. We went straight to Granny's where she had turkey dinner ready between conference sessions. We listened to half the morning session via 3G internet on the drive and mostly slept through the afternoon session. Gradually we are trying to catch some of the conference that we missed.
All in all, it was a wonderful trip, a treasure to remember for a lifetime! I am so grateful that Mark was happy and slept well and enjoyed the trip. He has had some hip problems lately so I was really worried that he would have a tough time. What a great blessing that he did so well!
Our trusty beach sheet. Alyssa is making that special face on purpose!
The last snorkel!
Giant sea turtle
Preston just loving the sand.
Austin is a "m-ark" a man-shark.
The family in the water.
Mark loving the water with his Dad.
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The family at the beach
Diamond head crater in the background of this shot.
1 comment:
So nice of Mark to allow you to come on his trip!!!
You best treat him nice.
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