Before the sun even rose, I was up, changed and ready to take Toshiko to the airport so she could return to Japan. The pot of coffee I made didn't seem to have any effect on how alert I was. Oh well... It had been about 7 years since I had last seen Toshiko and it didn't really bother me that she was leaving Hilo, my hometown.
Toshiko spent one week with me...first in Honolulu and then in Hilo. We ran around everywhere because I wanted to share as much of the island as possible with her. I wanted Toshiko to have as much "local" experience as possible, including a midnight run for dinner at Miki's in Waimalu! We sought out some huge tree at Moanalua Gardens in Honolulu that is supposed to be famous in Japan for the Hitachi Corporation. Don't ask...it's a huge tree. We even drove up to the North Shore just for lunch at Ted's Bakery. I don't have a great video for Honolulu yet, but once we got to the Big Island, we did a Big island Cruise with Chris. We caught a beautiful sunset in Hawi after swimming all day in Hapuna. We had a little Kona Brewing Company beer while waiting for sunset in Hawi…it was beautiful. Now she's gone back home but I know we'll meet again someday. When I think of Toshiko, I think that the "world is her playground" and that no matter how far she goes, I'll always see her again someday.
Toshiko spent one week with me...first in Honolulu and then in Hilo. We ran around everywhere because I wanted to share as much of the island as possible with her. I wanted Toshiko to have as much "local" experience as possible, including a midnight run for dinner at Miki's in Waimalu! We sought out some huge tree at Moanalua Gardens in Honolulu that is supposed to be famous in Japan for the Hitachi Corporation. Don't ask...it's a huge tree. We even drove up to the North Shore just for lunch at Ted's Bakery. I don't have a great video for Honolulu yet, but once we got to the Big Island, we did a Big island Cruise with Chris. We caught a beautiful sunset in Hawi after swimming all day in Hapuna. We had a little Kona Brewing Company beer while waiting for sunset in Hawi…it was beautiful. Now she's gone back home but I know we'll meet again someday. When I think of Toshiko, I think that the "world is her playground" and that no matter how far she goes, I'll always see her again someday.
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