While “surfing” the world wide web today, I stumbled across Google’s tribute doodle for Duke Kahanamoku’s 125th birthday. Seeing this did not help reduce the desire to return to the Aloha state that I’ve had for the last several…days? weeks? months? ever minute since we left?

Thank goodness for pictures, though, that can transport me back to that wonderful week spent in paradise earlier this year. And for the little jingle that Mo still sings, his made up ode to the island: “Alo-o-haaa, Hawa-aii-iiiii!”

Indeed Hawaii, until we meet again!