Retirement! Here We Come. (Well, Don is back to work)
by Vicky Showalter

Saturday, November 11, 2023

Poipu, Kauai.

 First of 4 weeks in Hawaii:  week one in Poipu, Kauai October 28 - November 4.



First stop - noodles.  Then Costco. 

Marriot at Poipu for week one.

Our beach!!


Don's office for the week. 

Our view 

Out on a walk 

The Blow Hole


Sometimes a walk needs a shave ice.



Turtles on Poipu Beach

At dusk up to 100 come to the shore!




Don gets some work done

And then we're off for a walk.




Day trip to Waimea Canyon













Back at Poipu



Marine biologist tagging this monk seal

Looking at our resort from Poipu Beach

Monk seal on Poipu Beach

Love the pool at our resort 



Flowers of the week






Fun week!  Great weather (80s and sunny). Relaxing time.

On to Princeville

Thursday, October 26, 2023

NYC in the Fall

 October 20-26

USAB Coaching Academy plus a few days of vacation

USA Basketball Academy staff ate at Grimadali's 

Academy done!  Off to a  deli lunch


And banana pudding!

Columbus Circle

Central Park

Theater #1 for the trip 

It was VERY fun

Dessert:  bread pudding & cinnamon ice cream

Museum of Broadway






Don always needs a hotdog in NYC

And banana pudding

Our favorite steak restaurant - Nurs' Its



Central Park

View of our hotel





Lunch at Tavern on the Green. 


Fun Times

Musical #2 - Harmony

Times Square

Musical #3 - Kimberly Akimbo

NBA OPENING night - Knicks v Celtics

Jasyum Tatum and Immauel Quickley playing 

We love NYC

Time to get home to get ready for the next trip.