In HIlo Hawaii!!!!!

yeah , we made it!! have internet for a brief time. ! happy to be on land, we are tied next to Malachi, already rented a car to share with them and will be off to see lava, volcanoes tonight. more exploring tomorrow - Graeme is leaving us soon.
we arrived yesterday around 9 am, got checked in and off we went to do all the laundry - 16 laods!! they have this very cool laundry mat- washing machines ,driers - wow! we loved it, no more hand washing!!!!!!!!!!! we went to the mongolian grill for late late lunch, early supper, then off Marg and I went to walmart and safeway! what a treat to go to somewhere we know! came back to a cruiser party on the warf - Steve serving our tuna to all, raw with wasabi and soya - what a hit as no one else caught any fish - so they loved it. turns out there are 3 other boats here with teenagers , so heaps more kids!! everyone doing well,

trying to post pictures but no luck, will try later