Day #12 - Mother Nature speaks...

Day #12 Well, this is a day we will remember. It rained, and I mean RAINED all day. Not just the passing shower kind of rain you imagine in Hawaii. So our day was adjusted accordingly.
Same yummy breakfast. Doris had an appt. to get her hair done at 10:30. So we all headed out and I was dropped off at the Hawaiian Village Coffee Shop where they have internet access. And there I stayed for 2 ½ hours. Much accomplished.
First I was able to connect with my doctor’s office and they called in two prescriptions for me at the local Long’s Drugstore in Lahaina. I was able to go through all my e-mail, download pictures and upload them to Facebook. All while drinking some nice hot herbal tea and watching folks come in and out of the shop. At times I had the place to myself. My favorite was a couple who came in with their yellow lab. Made me homesick. She loved to eat bananas. She camped out by my feet for much of the time. Gotta love any place that will let you bring in your dog.
Craig and his father picked me up and we went to pick up my prescriptions plus some other OTC drugs to help with this cold we all now seem to have (especially Craig). Man, this is becoming an expensive endeavor being sick! Back to the resort to see Doris with her “new do.” We had picked up chicken Caesar salads from Costco the night before so we had lunch in. And still the rain came down.
We were all having nice restful afternoons, reading, listening to music or watching LOST and then *poof* the power went out. Guess that wind and rain knocked out something. So we waited…and waited… and when it was apparent the power wasn’t coming back on anytime soon we considered our options. We are on the 8th floor so a walk down and up the stairwell would not be for everyone. It was starting to get dark so we figured we needed flashlights or candles. Craig went on a search and came back to inform us that the generators were running and were giving enough power for the elevators to work. Okay – a scary thought. But we took a chance, made it down safely and ventured out.
We drove down the road and by the time we got just a few miles south the power was on, including in Lahaina. We went to the local mall and were surprised to find we were just in time for a local music and hula show which we enjoyed until the reality that we had not had dinner yet occurred to us (it’s going on 8 p.m.) Nothing in the food court interests anyone so we head of for… who knows. Craig doesn’t feel well and is tired of making decisions for the group and I can’t blame him cause I felt lousy too. We agree on a Burger King on Front Street and are the only folks in there. Then to a store to buy two flashlights…just in case.
Turns out we didn’t need them – by the time we returned the lights were back on. By the time flashing on the clock the power was out for about 3 ½ hours. It was too late to write a post and we were ready for bed. Sorry, but no picture of the day to post either. Will try to get one up later.
So yes, there are less than perfect days in lovely Hawaii.
P.S. Update - picture has been posted - it is of Celine, the yellow lab from the coffee shop. Today (Thursday) I actually met up with them again - Julio, Carola and Celine, the lab. We exchanged Facebook info! Made some new friends!