I just finished a school project with one of my beloved grandsons - Nate. He's a big second grader already, and a really good reader, and he must like his old Gram OK, because he invited me to help him with this special, lengthy FLAT Nate class project. His teacher sent Nate's flat friend to me with instructions in the mail (one of the advantages of being flat is that you can travel in the mail). So off we went for 11 days of adventures together, until time for Flatty to return to Ms. Doty (via the mail, of course) with a letter/diary and photos of his adventures with this old broad. It was fun for me, so I hope my REAL Nate is pleased with the end result. I trust he will tell me...

We found big waves at a small park. & there we are in snorkle gear, SO cute. And one of the best times was that morning in the Kona Temple.

Except for a few specific things, what Bob and I most wanted to do was just relax and feel the flavor and differences of the Big Island, meet some of the people - both native-born and tourists - and enjoy each other in this special part of the world, with the misty rains of Hawaii upon us. So THAT is what we did! The flying we did the first couple of days gave us great opportunity, especially with Bob's abilities, to find our way to every place we specially wanted to see, and to have several adventures along a few by-roads and rivers. . .