The Jacksons' Actions: Aloha 3

Wednesday we had a few hours in the morning before Kent gave his last lecture so we did some "sight-seeing". On our way to breakfast we found a little road-side beach/park and took a walk in the sand! It was so wonderful - I love the smell and the sound of the ocean. It really made me miss Bernie's in Mexico!! :) We chased crabs and saw some wild life:

Yes, this is a seal!!

Isn't this amazing?

We had to wash our feet off, of course. We wondered why there weren't low faucets just for feet. :)

After breakfast we went to the temple visitor's center. Mark Eubank was the Elder that took us around - he even gave us a Utah weather report! :)

There are 11 stakes in Laie and each one has a Christmas tree in the Visitor's Center. Here are are 2 of them. Sorry about the blurry ladies - amateur photographer. :(

After our visit inside, we wandered around the beautiful grounds:

While Kent did the final prep on his lecture, I took a nice nap! We walked over to the Aloha Center where he gave his lecture and answered questions - did a marvelous job, of course.

I liked this "action" shot of Kent adjusting his mic before the lecture.

Got one last hug with some of our students and had to say goodbye. I hate goodbyes. But, the bitter was mixed with sweet because we immediately headed off to the PCC for a luau and show with our friends the Garrs. It was great fun - especially to spend an evening with them! Thanks Arnie and Cheri. We weren't allowed to take pictures during the show, these are at the luau:

Front row seats with the Garrs :)

We had to pack when we got "home" because we had to leave early the next morning to catch our flight to Hilo, on the Big Island. Kent took a picture of me wearing all of the leis we both received - the smell was pretty heady! I wish there had been a way to bring them home.