Patriotic Paradise
July Fourth began with frantic work in the kitchen. Nicole was finishing up her numerous pies and Mom was finishing up her baked beans. I made some linguisa and scrambled eggs with pesto and parmegiano. Mom also made amazing pop-overs and we slathered them with some left over lemon curd from Nicole's Lemon-Raspberry tart. It was a great breakfast.
Nicole and I then kayaked out to the Sand Bar about a mile out into the middle of Kaneohe Bay. It took a while to get out there due to some intense chop, but the two-man sea kayak served us well. When we finally made it out to the sand bar, we happened to run into Nicole's family friends Dr. Dave and Karin Brown along with some friends of theirs in their sailboat, the Ho'onanea. They welcomed us aboard and we ate some sandwiches and drank some beer. A good time was had by all.
After saying our goodbyes we headed back, much faster this time as we were aided by the wind and tide. We gathered up the pies and beans and headed over to Uncle Ned and Aunty Kamaile folk's house in A'eia for the annual July 4th celebration. The Shultz's back deck offers a view of 4 major fireworks celebrations: Magic Island, Pearl Harbor, Ala Moana and Hickam AFB. It was a sight to behold. I also got to sing "John Brown's Body", "The Battle Hymn of the Republic", "It's A Long Way to Tipperary" and other patriotic (?) songs with noted silver throat and crooner extraordinaire, Uncle Dan Boylan. Nicole's cousin Kanekoa Shultz was the grillmaster and his burgers and sausages were delicious. The pies were a hit, and we all basked in the glow of family, fireworks and fellowship. A good time was had by all.
Nicole and I then kayaked out to the Sand Bar about a mile out into the middle of Kaneohe Bay. It took a while to get out there due to some intense chop, but the two-man sea kayak served us well. When we finally made it out to the sand bar, we happened to run into Nicole's family friends Dr. Dave and Karin Brown along with some friends of theirs in their sailboat, the Ho'onanea. They welcomed us aboard and we ate some sandwiches and drank some beer. A good time was had by all.
After saying our goodbyes we headed back, much faster this time as we were aided by the wind and tide. We gathered up the pies and beans and headed over to Uncle Ned and Aunty Kamaile folk's house in A'eia for the annual July 4th celebration. The Shultz's back deck offers a view of 4 major fireworks celebrations: Magic Island, Pearl Harbor, Ala Moana and Hickam AFB. It was a sight to behold. I also got to sing "John Brown's Body", "The Battle Hymn of the Republic", "It's A Long Way to Tipperary" and other patriotic (?) songs with noted silver throat and crooner extraordinaire, Uncle Dan Boylan. Nicole's cousin Kanekoa Shultz was the grillmaster and his burgers and sausages were delicious. The pies were a hit, and we all basked in the glow of family, fireworks and fellowship. A good time was had by all.
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