Re-connecting

Hoholulu

Sing-along - Valerie at Left

We're here visiting our beloved friends from both the trip in 1993 and 2001. I'd been involved in music (mostly piano-playing) in 1993. In 2001, when I was care-taking the boat in Hawaii over the winter (an awful job but someone had to do it ...)

Turtle at Honolua Bay

Valerie and M.A. today

Coral garden

I started  a "singalong" night on the boat. One of my main accomplices was Valerie Ossipof ... a wonderful alto who auditioned and gained a place in the Honolulu Symphony Choir.



She has continued her singing activities, and has been most welcoming and has been treating us to wine and cheese on her deck. Note its spectacular view on Diamond Head and the city.

So here are a few photos from 2001 and now ... plus a few photos from our second dive at Honalua on Maui.

Diamond Head from Valerie's deck