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It actually is a big island
Nov. 23rd, 2022 04:57 pmAfter a few days with Usakeh in the hills of Northern California, I have come now to my uncle's in Honolulu to visit for Thanksgiving. He's looking rather well for a gentleman of more than 80 summers. His third wife (who I shall call Kindness unless I can think of a better adjective) has been wonderfully hospitable, and it's been good to get to know her better. She's only a few years older than I, which could be awkward but thankfully isn't.
I haven't done much sightseeing on Oahu, but I have only been here for a couple of days, as I caught a neighbor island flight to Hawaii itself to see folks in Kona. My uncle's first wife had two kids by her first husband (who was killed in Vietnam), and I hadn't seen them in this century. I was a bit nervous to go and visit, but Sweet and her husband have a couple of guest cottages and do a solid business renting them out.
(The cottage was homey and comfortable, and my cousin is a conscientious host.) Happily, they were tremendously welcoming and I immediately felt like family (which I kind of already was, but it was nice to be reaffirmed.). As an added bonus, Aunt Patty was there visiting, so I got to catch up with her for the first time since the '90s.
Circumstances permitting, I definitely intend to go back for a longer visit and see some sights (like Kilauea) that I skipped this time, because I wanted to spend the two days I was there actually with family. Maybe Millari and Angry would like to come with me?
I still haven't heard anything from my uncle's second wife or my biological cousin Birdwatcher. I hope to see them on this trip, but the awkwardness of ten years ago may still linger.
I haven't done much sightseeing on Oahu, but I have only been here for a couple of days, as I caught a neighbor island flight to Hawaii itself to see folks in Kona. My uncle's first wife had two kids by her first husband (who was killed in Vietnam), and I hadn't seen them in this century. I was a bit nervous to go and visit, but Sweet and her husband have a couple of guest cottages and do a solid business renting them out.
(The cottage was homey and comfortable, and my cousin is a conscientious host.) Happily, they were tremendously welcoming and I immediately felt like family (which I kind of already was, but it was nice to be reaffirmed.). As an added bonus, Aunt Patty was there visiting, so I got to catch up with her for the first time since the '90s.
Circumstances permitting, I definitely intend to go back for a longer visit and see some sights (like Kilauea) that I skipped this time, because I wanted to spend the two days I was there actually with family. Maybe Millari and Angry would like to come with me?
I still haven't heard anything from my uncle's second wife or my biological cousin Birdwatcher. I hope to see them on this trip, but the awkwardness of ten years ago may still linger.
