A little friend that appers to be hungry! 

Hawaii on the other side of the Mariott property. 

I took some time off and went to relax on a beach in Hawaii last week. Just laying on the beach reading a book was exactly what I needed. Unfortunately the plane ride to and from was a nightmare with my neck and back aching. I'm glad I got away though, I needed it. The weather here is so depressing, it's been raining ever since I landed on Sunday evening. Hawaii was just perfect at about 89 degrees everyday. I went to Ko'Olina on Oahu where the Marriott is in the process of building a beautiful resort on the North shore of the island where it's still peaceful and quite. Wakiki is so busy and commercial these days it's not very relaxing. One thing I will say about Hawaiians is that almost every car had a "Support the Troops" yellow ribbon displayed. It was nice to see the support!
I'm going to finish cooking a large pot of vegetable beef stew, perfect for this rainy cold weather.