As he drove onward for the short journey to Wiamea Bay they passed by many beaches and a couple of towns that were familiar to him.  He sighed with the memories of many wondrous days spent just wandering them with his now deceased spouse, though he didn’t belabor the fact that he was a widow, and he felt no loss of her other than some far distant memories. He talked briefly of his two daughters, both grown and married, he told her of the five grandchildren and some of the proud moments of their lives, but for the most of it, he was there to enjoy the day with a new friend, though that is not why he had come to the island, for he could have never expected to connect so well with another woman, never in a million years.<br/><br/><br/>He pointed out some of the highlights, but couldn’t wait to crest the hill on the eastern side of the valley that held the famous surfer’s hangout he once held close to his dreams.  He pulled to a small pullout area at he crown of the hill as they arrived.  The scene in the midmorning sun of Hawaii was spectacular, the waves only at about five feet today made it seem surreal almost as the water swelled in from the northwest and grew to a line of powerful surge.  When they came closer the crest would turn to a lighter shade of blue and then to greens and then to white as the curl of water founds its path to the shore.  He pointed out the surfers and body surfers as they frolicked in the might Pacific’ purest beach location.  Within the bay the waters lay smooth and calm for those not wiling to venture the mighty powers that could take a person and pull them to death if they knew not what to do.<br/><br/>“Marti, I’m sure you know how to swim, but have you ever seen such raw power in motion?” he thought about his question and just for the thought to deepen within her added “Other than the power of a man and woman in the throes of heated passions” with a chuckle.<br/><br/>“OK, let’s go and check out the beach friend, looks as though there aren’t many people yet, which is a good thing, right?”  He put the car in gear again and pulled onto the highway to drive the final 100 yards or so.<br/>