Slice of Life Day 31: A hui hou (until we meet again)

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This being the last post in the challenge to blog every day in March and the last of my travel journal to Hawaii, I want to share with you the ways I am reminding myself of the trip.  First of all, I have a photo album of over 200 pictures. I also have a book I made from Shutterfly that details the trip in summary form. Then I also have the slices of life I have done every day for 31 days. These are saved on my computer as well as printed in a folder. But, how to keep in the aloha spirit?

First of all, I am reading books, usually historical fiction, that remind me of the names and places I visited. Here are a few:

Moloka'i by Alan Brennert is about a young girl who lived most of her life at the leper colony on Molokai. I loved all the historical facts that were entwined in the story.

When I finished Moloka'i, I had to read another of Mr. Brennert's books. This second book is about a girl from Korea who went to Hawaii as a picture bride. Again, I am learning so much about the culture and history of this island community.

The Last Aloha is a novel by Gaellen Quinn. This book takes place in 1886 when a young girl travels to Hawaii to live with missionary relatives she's never met. She becomes involved in the turmoil as the Missionary Party tries to topple the throne and Hawaii's last queen, Lili'uokalani.

I have also purchased several CD's and find that listening to those before I go to sleep, brings soothing nights. Here are the ones I have:

• 80 Minutes: Hawaiian Surf Guitar by Massage Tribe
• Sounds of Kauai
• Lifescapes' Listener Favorites---Just Relax: Maui

Even though I have those reminders, nothing replaces the actual experience of being there. That is why when people on the islands told us: "Don't say, 'If I come back..."  Say: 'When I come back..."  We listened to them. We have already set a goal to go back in three years for our 35th anniversary.  We would like to go back and be able to go to the USS Arizona since we didn't get that part of our tour this time. We would like to see the northern side of Oahu since we didn't have time to fit that in and we want to spend more of our time on Maui. We felt so at home there and absolutely loved Front Street.  Also, as our Maui Downhill guides told us..."There are other places to see and stay besides the Lahaina side." So, we want to do that, too.

So, a hui hou (until we meet again). Hopefully, you enjoyed our tour and are now planning your own. Aloha, see you in Hawaii