Mustang "Sally"

Time is winding down quickly - so this weekend we rented a car to do some sightseeing. Unfortunately, my reservation for a "Sebring" covertible fell through and it was replaced with a Mustang.

As fate would have it, when we reached the summit of Haleakala (the mountain on Maui), we had a dead battery (one of the pictures is of the summit, 10,023 feet above sea level). We were lucky enough to get a boost, and make our way down, but when we stopped for lunch , the battery was dead again. So we contacted the rental agency to replace it, but we lost a couple of hours of sightseeing time. We did make it to a "lavender farm" while on our tour yesterday.

Today we went to an old Hawaiin church (founded in 1832) and did a tour of the north shore which is well known for surfing, both "boards" and "wind". We stopped for lunch in a town called Paia, at a place well known for it's fish. Seating is communal, ie if there are two places at a table, you take them. So you do get to meet others, since it is usually packed and today was no exception. The fish was wonderful.

Tomorrow is our last day of work and our farewell at coffee break. There is quite a turnover of volunteers this week.

Tonight at dinner we sat with participants from four different countries, and I sat beside a young fellow from India. He lives in Bangalore, which is the IT capital, and he works in the software industry. It was interesting to get his perspective on where the world is going in technology and who will be leading and who will be following and why! He was very well spoken.