So Tonie was humming the “Do you know the way to San José song while at the Kona airport. So that’s where we headed next. We’re now staying with Tonie’s cousins Patrick and Emmanuelle
, while Shawn takes care of a whirlwind tour of errands and quick visits in the area. We saw Dr. Moore in Monterey, where Shawn received another injection to relieve a bone spur in his thumb joint. It’s an improvement already. We made a quick visit to to Shawn’s former workplace of Cabrillo College to drop off some paperwork for a friend. It was great to connect with our friends there, And then we got to go to Open House with Noah at Branciforte Middle School. We also happened to see Shawn and Tonie’s former house and got to spend a little time with Bill, Eddie, and Brantley in Susie’s kitchen. We could feel her spirit smiling down on us. My Mom might have been watching us there too. We were in Santa Cruz for a only few hours, so we didn’t get to see everyone, But it was great to connect with those we did get to see.
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Aloha! My name is Manny. I’m a manta ray. I was created and carved out of wood by a really cool dude named Josh Anderson., after his first visit to Hawai’i Island, over a year ago. Josh can build anything you can dream up, and he’s a real artist with wood. But he would never say that himself, so I’m saying it for him. He even built Shawn and Tonie’s beautiful house in Klawock, Alaska. Josh took me to Hawai’i with him on his second visit this year, and he put me up on the Ogimachi Christmas tree. We’ve been having fun ever since.
You’re probably wondering who the bear is. That’s Fuzzy, the Branciforte Bear. He was gifted to Tonie by one of her fourth graders, Natalie Sharp, probably about 20 or some-odd years ago. Over the years, Tonie made it a habit of sneaking Fuzzy into Shawn’s luggage whenever he’d take off on some trip by himself. Shawn would find Fuzzy stowed away while traveling, and it would make him smile. So Fuzzy is a very well-traveled bear, and he’s showing me the ropes of traveling with Shawn and Tonie. He’s also providing a little extra protection and cushion for my wings. Tonie is kind of an abalone. She lives on two rocks in the Pacific, and it’s often hard to pry her off whatever rock she’s currently living on. But once Shawn starts brandishing his abalone iron, and pops her off her rock, she travels really well and she has a great time. It looks like we’re leaving Hawai’i Island soon, and we’ll be going “holoholo.” I wonder where we’ll end up next. |
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