I am back from Hawai'i and trying to recover from the transition from tropical to Pacific NW cold. Blargh! We had a fabulous trip - kayaked, swam with dolphins, hiked, lazed around on the beach. I even managed to do some stand-up paddle boarding, which is way harder than it looks, let me tell you! The only disappointment was that due to a snafu with my phone, I didn't get to meet up with Victoria - guess I'll just have to start planning my next trip.

What were the memorable/enlightening threads of the last two weeks?