Mag and Ken,

It's been 30 years since I was there, but my favorite island was Kauai.
We stayed at a hotel that was right on the beach of a really beautiful
bay, so the water was really calm, it was easy to get to, and it wasn't
crowded.  We visited Oahu, Kauai, and Hawaii (the Big Island).  

Hawaii was also fun because we stayed at a house owned by a friend of my
dad's, since they weren't there - back in Wyoming skiing.  They had a
swimming pool at the house, and we got there after dark.  Remember the
scene in _The Sound of Music_ where Maria is spinning in the field with
her suitcase in one hand, and her hat in the other?  My sister, who was
about 15 at the time, decided she was going to imitate that on the big
"patio."  We fished her and her suitcase out of the pool when we finally
stopped laughing!  The best part about staying there was that the whole
island was less "touristy," although for accessibility, touristy might
be better.

Kendall 

An unreasonable man (but my wife says that's redundant!)

The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one
persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all
progress depends on the unreasonable man.

-George Bernard Shaw 1856-1950
-----Original Message-----
From: ken barber [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2005 11:35 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: was: My water-retention problem now: traveling plans.

i had a little cottage bout a block off the beach in
maui. it was one of the less popular beaches. if you
like to be in the more popular areas lahainna would be
good. i dont know if i spelled that right.
    no matter where you stay get the limits on the
credit card up. it is paradise, but, paradise is not
cheap.
   have fun, mag. like i said i'd like to go back.
  my bud in hilo just sent me a pair of medals
commerating the honolulu coin club. if i could afford
it, such a nice place to retire.

  i have no intentions of going coach, but was told
that business class and first were not to much
different on some airlines, but really different on
some. i think i'd be doing quanta, but, not sure. as
many trips as i have been able to do online prep for,
i think an agent is going to be a must when i do this
one. it is going to be a huge trip.  it is probably a
few years off if i wait for enough FF miles to go
first class.

--- Magenta Raine <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> in 1986 I spent a week on Oahu, I think, on a beach
> called waikiki.
> wonderful.
> I've always heard Maui was extra magical.  I expect
> I will try to take
> several day trips to other islands. I might even try
> snorkeling if they
> have a mask that i won't have to put my mouth
> around.  Hmm, perhaps I will
> run into an old bf who was a diving instructor. that
> would be a trip.
>
> Ken, I frequently get upgraded to first class
> because I can't walk all the
> way back to coach, and so, often if they  have
> available seats we get free
> upgrades and let me tell you: You don't want to be
> in anything less for a
> long trip like to down-under!  your poor neck would
> be a mess! I hope Judy
> wins a lottery!  anyway, talk to a travel agent to
> get those good seats
> because I don't think they don't sell them over the
> net.
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> [log in to unmask]
>
> "What is real but compassion, as we move from birth
> to death?"
> ~~Greg Brown~~
>
>
> > [Original Message]
> > From: ken barber <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Date: 11/22/2005 8:39:13 PM
> > Subject: Re: was: My water-retention problem now:
> traveling plans.
> >
> >  i actually liked the big island more than maui or
> >  ouhu, but liked ouhu better than maui. although
> maui
> >  has it's own character to offer. you will like
> maui.
> >  how long you going to be there? if you can visit
> >  more than one island i suggest it. i'd like to
> visit
> > all
> >  of them.
> >    i think your dad is great to send you.
> >
> >  since we are talking travel, i have enough
> frequent
> >  flyer miles in one accoubt for judy and i to go
> >  business class to austrailia and new zealand. in
> a
> >  few years we'll have first class mileage. i do
> not
> > know how much difference there is between first
> class
> > and business class as far as perks and confort for
> > international flying. don't know what is best way
> to
> > approach seeing the most of both countries. also
> could
> > have another stop on the way back. i would want
> this
> > to be about 4-6 weeks trip. will be only trip of
> this
> > magnatude that we ever take unless judy wins a
> lottery
> > or something.
> >
> >
> >
> > > >guess what!   My dad's sending me & a helper to
> > > Maui
> > > > for my big 50th
> > > > birthday! I'm really jazzed!
> > > >
> > > > Mag
> > > >
> > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > > > [log in to unmask]
> > > >
> > > > "What is real but compassion, as we move from
> > > birth
> > > > to death?"
> > > > ~~Greg Brown~~
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > [Original Message]
> > > > > From: ken barber <[log in to unmask]>
> > > > > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > > > > Date: 11/22/2005 1:53:44 PM
> > > > > Subject: Re: My water-retention problem
> > > > >
> > > > > i see a dystonia specialist and this is
> > > something
> > > > that
> > > > > people with dystonia can do is to foll a
> body
> > > part
> > > > to
> > > > > relax. i do this on a regular basis that is
> to
> > > > fool
> > > > > one part to relax at least temporarily. you
> > > can't
> > > > stay
> > > > > tense in one place to relax another one all
> the
> > > > time,
> > > > > but, i do give the worse place a break for a
> > > short
> > > > > time.
> > > > >
> > > > > --- Jonathan Rand <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > My feet r very tender, I think because of
> > > > abnormal
> > > > > > stresses put on them.  It
> > > > > > used 2 be much worse.  When symptoms of
> > > chemical
> > > > > > sensitivity first started
> > > > > > creaping up on me, I didn't no what was
> > > > happening.
> > > > > > My movements became more
> > > > > > normal at first.  Then I became very
> sleepy
> > > all
> > > > the
> > > > > > time.  Sometimes my
> > > > > > movements became A LOT worse!  Neck spasms
> > > were
> > > > > > choaking off blood 2 my
> > > > > > brain, (or something like that).  Anyway,
> my
> > > > feet
> > > > > > were getting soar from
> > > > > > walking "wrong" I guess.  4 a few years, I
> > > wore
> > > > > > extra large shoes, & I wore
> > > > > > them on the wrong foot, (left on right,
> etc.),
> > > > to
> > > > > > stop my feet from rubbing
> > > > > > on the shoes.  Getting my toenails cut was
> > > like
> > > > open
> > > > > > heart surgery!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > But after I learned how 2 control the
> chemical
> > > > > > sensitivity, my mobility
> > > > > > problems seemed 2 "stabolize," & walking
> > > became
> > > > much
> > > > > > easier.  I still don't
> > > > > > / can't walk without shoes because my toes
> > > curl
> > > > up
> > > > > > under my feet, & they wud
> > > > > > drag along the ground, (and that HURTS),
> but
> > > > since
> > > > > > my doctors weren't really
> > > > > > helping, I felt I was forced 2 try stuff
> on my
> > > > own,
> > > > > > & maybe I was somewhat
> > > > > > successful.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I still hate getting my toenails cut but
> it's
> > > a
> > > > > > thousand times easier now...
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I don't know if other people can do this...
> > > Maybe
> > > > I'm
> > > > > > weird.  But at 1 point
> > > > > > I found that I was able 2 relax my feet
> wile
> > > > > > walking, if I tensed up
> > > > > > "something else."  Like my legs, (or
> another
> > > > part of
> > > > > > my body).  Then my toes
> > > > > > didn't curl up, & my feet didn't turn in
> as
> > > > much.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > But I have ATHETOSIS as well as
> spasticity.
> > > In
> > > > som
> > > > > > cases I get to CHOOSE
> > > > > > between the 2.
>
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