New Adventures in Paradise

This was a slow week in paradise. Most of the time it was just plain hot and muggy but where you are  it also looked very hot. It is summer, what can we expect? I don't know but by the sounds of things you are having an extremely hot summer in UT.  Thank heaven for the evenings and the cool breezes whether they are mountain or ocean breezes. The are both welcome.
The most exciting thing that happened this week at the PCC is the Cook Island delegation made an appearance at the PCC. I have heard of the Cook Islands but don't know much about them. The PCC made room for them and their show began. It was a beautiful, cultural show and was enjoyed by many locals and tourists. My favorite was the men's dance and the young girl who came out and showed us a traditional dance. They were all amazing and gave a spectacular performance.
This is one of the drummers and the MC for the performance. Love the traditional costuming. Next came the young women's group. and last came this young girl with her beautiful costuming and the dancing was so amazing.


She was probably about 12 years old.
  Then the finale and we all give thanks to our Great Redemer.

It is Laie Days this month and they have been celebrating all month with different activities. Saturday "P-day" brought a Hukelau to Hukelau beach and also some of the senior missionaries wanted to take a walk out to Chinaman's hat. I tried to make both but they changed the Hukelau to the same time as the walk out to Chinaman's Hat and the tide was low so it was then or maybe not at all. I chose to walk out to Chinaman's Hat and do the Hukelau next year. It was an adventure to say the least and not an easy walk for some of us Senior Sisters but we did it and I hope not to have to do it again. (BEEN THERE-DONE THAT).  Yes, it was worth it.
I think it would be easier to swim out with our boogie boards than it was to walk it. I made it to the island, got out of the water and had various cuts, scrapes and slashes from the coral. Thanks to my sweet daughter for leaving her shoes for me to use or I would not have made it. One of the couples said that I looked like I had been through a war. I didn't notice them until I got out of the water.

I didn't take my phone out to the island but some of the others did. I will post more pictures as they come. It was probably 3/4 of a mile out to the "Hat". This is Cathy Hanrahan (Georgia), me, (I am the short one😅) and Whitney Kelson (Oregon, UT).

Last week after I got home from "THE HAT" I left my shoes outside to dry. During the week I picked them up to clean them off before I put them away. They had sand all over them. I shook them off and turned them over. this is what I found. The coral had ripped right through my shoes and took off big chunks. I was wondering how I got the cut on the bottom of my foot. Just saying. No one else said anything about their shoes but, then again, I really haven't asked. It was an adventure.