SUNDAY MEMORIES
Judy Wills
Reblog
The next day, being Sunday, we wanted to attend a local worship service. There was a Baptist Church in Lahaina, and we decided to attend there.
It was a lovely building – without air conditioning, of course – but there were open doors all around the building to let the cool ocean breeze blow through, aided by several ceiling fans. It was a wonderful way to worship – almost like being outdoors.
The people were quite friendly, and we enjoyed the service immensely.
After the service was over, we went to lunch at a cute little deli called The Gazebo. We later found out that Fred’s sister and her husband didn’t even know about this deli – even though they had been to Lahaina for many years. We sat at the back side of the deli, and could see the beach all the way around Napili Bay.
The Gazebo Deli
After lunch, Dad wanted to show us a sight he had seen before on Maui. It was call the Iao Needle, and is an “erosional remnant” that was formed by wind and rain. During war times, it was used as a lookout spot. There was a way to get up to it – but it had 300 steps to it, so we declined that adventure!
The Iao Needle
Fred’s sister and her husband had raved about a restaurant on Napili Bay that they insisted we try at least once, so we decided to eat there for supper that evening. It is right on the beach, and is called the Sea House Restaurant. While at lunch, as we ate and looked about Napili Bay, we were amazed to see how quickly the coastline went from sand to large rocks. The Gazebo was in the sandy area, and the Sea House was on the rocks. Amazing. But the food was good, and we enjoyed each other’s company. The restaurant was, again, all open-air, with ceiling fans to stir the breeze. While we were waiting for our table, a “local” young man in Hawaiian garb, went running down the beach with a torch and set the island torches alight. Very quaint!
Napili Bay, with the Sea House Restaurant
Home and to bed – as we were still getting over our jet lag.
[2023 – we spoke with Fred’s sister and her husband recently, and they told us that the Lahaina Baptist Church survived the devastating fire! Praise God! And Napili is quite a way’s from Lahaina, and the structures there survived, as well]
~~~~~More to come~~~~~
Judy is living in Central Florida with her retired U.S. Air Force husband of 50+ years. Born in Dallas, Texas, she grew up in the Southwestern United States.She met her husband at their church, where he was attending the university in her town. After college and seminary, he entered the Air Force, and their adventures began.They lived in eight of our United States, and spent six years in Europe, where their oldest daughter was born. She was a stay-at-home mom for many years .
Judy has always been involved with music, both playing the piano and singing. Always interested in exercise, she was an aerobic dancing instructor, as well as a piano teacher for many years, and continues to faithfully exercise at home.
After moving to Central Florida, she served as a church secretary for nearly nine years.Her main hobby at this point in time is scanning pictures and 35mm slides into the computer. She also enjoys scrapbooking.She and her husband have two married daughters and four grandchildren, including grandtwins as well as a great-grandson and a great-granddaughter. She and her husband enjoy the Disney parks as often as possible.
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