My Strange Encounter on Lahaina (and A Family Tragedy). (Maybe 1985)

 Yes, I've been there.  Such a charming Town.  The photo's are beyond mind blowing.  Total devastation. Ghastly loss of life.  Misery upon misery. "Recovery" seems to be impossible.


Whilst there I decided to take a "Sunset Cruise".  There was a free seat at the prow on a curved bench.  I took it. To my left were two couples - looking to be a mother and father with daughter and son-in-law or son and daughter-in-law.

The younger man immediately shifted his body position so that there could be no encounter with me.

Came sunset.  Up to the prow the the passengers went, took a photo' and returned to their Mai Tais. (sp)

Not I.  I leaned against the mast and savoured every second as Old Sol dipped beneath the horizon.

I returned to my seat.  The younger man turned to me and said "Are you a Priest?"  I fessed up.

He turned to his family group and said  "there you are, I knew that he was a Priest".  And said not another word to me.

How freekin' bizarre!


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Twas when I was on Oahu that I received an early morning 'phone call from my sister Maureen in England, telling me that my recently born nephew Jack (Ruth's son)  had died from sudden crib/cot death, at about three months of age.  There was nothing I could do but weep bitterly.

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