Wednesday, April 16, 2008

What Was That?

FYI - I just posted a truckload of pictures for the last two posts. Can't be thankful enough for John's camera and his desire for photography on a trip like this....

Yesterday, on the boat, the noise was a little loud so we all weren't able to hear as well as we normally would. Mikayla's hearing is TERRIBLE right now as well due to whatever is going on with her ear (promptly at 8am, we're trekking to the hotel next door to see the "On Call Doctors Clinic" and hopefully get this taken care of - without pain meds in her, she is just miserable). Anyway, here's a few things the kids said that were worth recording.....

As we were approaching Lanai, Steph and I were getting a little antsy in our desires to see wildlife so we were mistaking the whitecaps with possible whales. We dismissed our claims by saying, "Oh, those are just whitecaps". When John wanted to know what was going on, Mikayla replied to him, "Oh Daddy, those are just white-cows". Now, that would be something to spot in the middle of the ocean!

The guide on the trip, Patti, was very informative with island history and facts. She was telling us about Molokai and how it started out as a place to send lepers - the disease was devastating to the Hawaiian population so they had to figure out a way to isolate those who were affected. Currently, 28 people with the condition still live there. While there is now treatment for the affliction, these people are probable disfigured, have lived there all their life, and are just living out the rest of it in a place of comfort. A modern day leper colony.

When Brayden heard this, he said "that island has leprechauns?" No, honey, "leper colonies"......

No comments: