Tuesday and Wednesday, December 29 and 30, 2015
Our plans for 2016 will be based upon what happens with Deidre's ankle. Before we left for Australia she visited a surgeon in Charleston and said her choice was "fusing" or "replacement". He projected that a replacement would only last about 5 years, and Deidre thought he needed to wash his hair. So we have been working on second, third and forth opinions.
Our Charleston GP recommended we visit the ankle specialists at Duke University in NC. We were able to get an appointment for today so drove to Durham yesterday and fronted up today. Deidre was a lot more comfortable with the guy and we scheduled replacement surgery for March 18th! I think we are about 75% sure of this decision. And now we have a date to build our year around.
The drive back was hampered by teeming rain. I will be interested to read what the totals were for the region. The round trip was 650 miles.The car got 43 MPG - amazing! We bought gas for $1.80 a gallon.
Wednesday, December 30, 2015
Saturday, December 26, 2015
Isle of Palms, SC
Saturday December 19, 2015
We arrived back in Charleston at about 5 PM after about 20 hours of traveling. We went straight to Kylie's to catch up with her and Mason and then back to the boat where we were in bed by 10 PM. We slept until Noon the next day!
We arrived back in Charleston at about 5 PM after about 20 hours of traveling. We went straight to Kylie's to catch up with her and Mason and then back to the boat where we were in bed by 10 PM. We slept until Noon the next day!
Thursday, December 24, 2015
Kahanah, Maui
Friday December 11, 2015 thru Friday December 18, 2015
Our Korean kids had rented a house right on the beach in Kahanah, Maui. We were staying a week then Jennifer's parents and brother were taking our place for another week. David stayed 10 days before flying back to work in Korea.
On Monday we made the "drive to Hana. This was a full days drive around the easterly coast, where the island faced the trade winds.
On our last day Deidre, David and I drove up Mt Haleakala on the eastern part of the island. It is a dormant volcano with a peak 10,000' about sea level. Fortunately we had been warned about how cold it was at the summit. David took me for a walk down into the crater and I thought I was going to die on the way back.
Our Korean kids had rented a house right on the beach in Kahanah, Maui. We were staying a week then Jennifer's parents and brother were taking our place for another week. David stayed 10 days before flying back to work in Korea.
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| View from our balcony |
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| "Our" beach |
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| Connor |
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| Fiona |
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| Most of the gang |
On Monday we made the "drive to Hana. This was a full days drive around the easterly coast, where the island faced the trade winds.
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| Walking in the rain forest |
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| At the easterly tip. It is very volcanic. |
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| Very rugged coastline |
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| The road got a little rugged too |
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| Lots of waterfalls |
On our last day Deidre, David and I drove up Mt Haleakala on the eastern part of the island. It is a dormant volcano with a peak 10,000' about sea level. Fortunately we had been warned about how cold it was at the summit. David took me for a walk down into the crater and I thought I was going to die on the way back.
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