It has been all too long since we had a chance to come to the Gathering Place, Oahu. Our last visit to the islands had to be delayed, so Robin could undergo heart valve surgery. I am glad to say that she is fine, and I am writing this morning from the Hale Koa on Oahu. We had to chance to  bring grandpa back with us, to  begin our retracing of the steps that Nana Green took many years ago, when she came to the islands to teach children with dissabilities. It is a project long overdue.

We found a new place for box lunches that we wanted to share with our friends on Hawaiian Life.  It is called the Steak Shack. It is located on the beach, just outside the beach in front of the Hale Koa hotel, back toward the main beach at Waikiki beach. In many respects, Waikiki beach starts in and around the western area occupied by the Hilton Hawaiian and Hale Koa Hotels.