Last Week Of Vacation

July 12, 2015
So Tuesday we start back to work in the Laie, Hawaii Temple.  Since we were only here one week before the temple closed for cleaning/maintenance we really didn't get a feel for what we are supposed to do as far as training goes.  Starting Tuesday I think we will be in for some wonderful experiences.
As far as our experiences this past week...
We did some shopping on a couple of different occasions.  Remember, it is quite a drive to get to any kind of store other than a grocery store and a Longs Drug.  On Tuesday Larry and Keith went to the temple to do some carpentry work, putting door frames up in the laundry room.  That took them most of the day so I just hung out around the apartment.  Did some reading and studying for the talks that we gave in church.  Oh, yes.  Last Sunday the bishop asked us to speak in church so that required a bit of reading, studying and preparing this week.  We used a lot of the ideas we used in our farewell talks in Ogden so it was pretty easy. Other days this week we have done some island sightseeing i.e. Old Light House hike, blow hole, walks on the beach etc.
We have been out to eat a couple times this week.  I haven't been reporting where we have gone but I think I will start that today.
We ate at Kahuku Grill on Tuesday and North Shore Taco on Saturday night.  On Friday morning we went with Keith and Debbie into "town" to pick up their car so we went to Denny's for breakfast.   Eating out is pretty expensive over here--in fact, eating at home is expensive too.  I have found it interesting that food at Costco is about the same price here as it is in Utah but food in the grocery store is somewhat more.  Maybe just on the North Shore since there is nothing else around.
Last night as we were returning from our Costco run we got a flat tire.  Seems it was a blow out caused by driving on a low tire.  Tomorrow we get to go get a new tire.
Well, next week I should have more to report on after being in the temple all week.
Signing off for this week.