Alberta, June July

 I think my husband is due for a haircut.

We stopped in Fairmont, BC on our way to Alberta.   Jen our daughter and Ed always have interesting conversations.

 After appointments, we travelled to our friends acreage outside Medicine Hat, AB.  It’s always great to see Di and Les.

 Ed helping our son in-law drill for the installation of their TV.

 More discussions with Les, always entertaining.

 Jen and dad cooking naan.

While stuck in Canada, Hurricane Douglas was approaching Hawaii.  We were fortunate to have friends in the marina to check our lines and remove the Bimini and Dodger.  Great people in the boating world. 

We love to visit Cypress Hills when we are with Di and Les.

Diana and I have a blast cooking together.

Cooling off in the creek.  We were in search of Saskatoon Berries, we’re two weeks early.

A beautiful view of the valley behind.

British Columbia, March/April/May

We returned to the bus March 19.  It was stored at a campground in Penticton, BC.  The trip took 23 hours.  Hawaii to Vancouver, with a layover, then on to Kelowna.

It was good to get back on the bus.  Now we have to stay put as Alberta has closed down.  We were lucky that the campground stayed open.  Not a bad place to be stuck.

Beautiful spring flowers on the south facing hills.

Ed and I would take road trips up to fishing lakes in the mountains.  

Lots of snow on the ground.

This will take a few more weeks to thaw.

Lower down, the lakes are thawed.

Beautiful scenery above Oliver, BC.

It’s fun to stop, crack a beer and nibble on snacks.

 While waiting for the campgrounds to open in Alberta, we did many day trips.  We started in Penticton,BC, then up to Apex ski hill.  The west side decent to Keremeos, BC.  A very scenic trip.

I’m afraid of heights...yikes. 

 The views are breathtaking.

I chose to stay in the jeep, I don’t like the edge.

Returning Home March 18/2020

Exploring caves on the west side of the island.

Curious Ed.

We were able to go for a sail and do some fishing.  The trade winds were calmer.

The last of our visitors, Jackie and Robin from Kelowna, BC.

More exploring beaches.

All packed and ready to fly home.

The flights were full, as people wanting to get home before the planes stopped.

Our stay in Hawaii is winding down

The sun is too much for some tourists.  They cover up, 82° is 28 Celsius,I’m sure I would swelter.  The trade winds are constant, making it tolerable in the shade.  We have our favorite spot on lagoon 2 under a tree.

Ed and I decided to take another visit to the north shore, this time a reverse route.

The clouds are always on the mountain top.  The lush jungle is breathtaking.

I’m not sure how the trees survive from storm surge.

Crew are constantly repairing the roads along the beach.

We visited this historic site.  It had quite a history.

A panorama view of the ruins.  Sacrifices were made here as well as many others around the island.

Beautiful vines using a tree for support.

On Sunday we took One Fine Day for a sail.

The winds were calm so sailing was limited.

The color of the water is beautiful.

A view of the resorts at Ko Olina.

Ohau, Hawaii

Ed and I had a serious change of plans.  We did want to return to French Polynesia to reunite with our friends Dazzler in Fiji; circumstances changed the plan.  Ed flew back to French Polynesia with experienced crew , who are somehow related (Harms) and seasoned sailors.  They sailed to Ohau, Hawaii;  the  plan was to get One Fine Day back to Canada.  This is our time in Hawaii for the winter of 2019 -2020.  We’re not sure what the future plan will be.

Ko Olina, Hawaii have four beautiful resorts as well as the marina.  It also has four lagoons that are protected from the ocean swells.

This google map shows the location.

One of many beautiful views from the resorts.

The lagoon closest to the marina.  The lagoons are well protected from the surf, it’s a great place for the children.

Beautiful red head cardinals looking for handouts.

Week days are quiet on the beaches.  The closer to Christmas is when it gets busy.

Ed and I rented a car for the winter.  This way we can tour the island on our own.

Plenty of beaches on the west side that were deserted.

I love the lush mountains.

I believe this is a type of banyan tree, they are enormous.

Appy’s on the back deck.

Tour boats are out with snorkeling tourists.

This is the entrance to Ko Olina.

Sunset in the marina.

While in Hawaii we visited the historic Pearl Harbour.

We also visited the Arizona Memorial.

We toured the North Shore, it is famous in the surfing world.

Ed and I would bring our umbrella lawn chairs And a picnic.  We would spend the day on the beach watching the surfers.

The towering mountains on our return from the north shore.

The surf changes every day.

The beaches away from Waikiki are very quiet.

The view of the entrance to Ko Olina with the golf course in the background.

There are plenty of areas to stop to take in the breath taking views.

We ran into Dan from Kinny Po Po.  Dan we met in French Polynesia.  He is a solo sailor, very brave.

Our son Matt spent Christmas with us.

Jenn, DUSTIN and William arrived for New Years.

They couldn’t wait to get to the beach.  Calgary, AB is very cold at the end of December.

Happy Hour at the Monkey Pod.

William taking control of Opas nav station.

We would take walks for exercise, the view from the pathway.

Some days the surf was up very high.

 William having goofy time while waiting for our street tacos.  

There are plenty of food trucks around the island.

Catching the sunset.

The double rainbow was beautiful.

Opa and William going for a swim.

Mom, dad and William having fun in the sand.

Mom and William relaxing.

All finished swimming.  Time to go for dinner.

It was sad to say goodbye to Jen, Dustin and William.  Shortly after our grand daughter Sierra and her boyfriend Cole arrived for two weeks.

We went our for a day sail and to do some fishing.  Sadly, not one bite.  Sierra enjoyed taking over the helm.

We took them touring the island.  Here a Honolulu Police officer was scooting everyone off the rocks.    The surf is quite deadly here.

Sierra and Cole love to explore.