Piero looks for his balls

We played tennis again in Kauai. Mike, Piero, Rance and I made the trek up to the tennis courts, slapped down our $10 court fee (which we found out we didn’t even need to pay since the court we were given was not locked), grabbed a loaner racket for Piero and hit the clay. It was Piero’s first outing with us and it was great to have four of us out there. Though, Piero did hit the ball over the fence numerous times, I think in an effort to get off the court and go dig in the bushes for it. We had quite a few laughs all afternoon.

Although we had been warned of storms we never saw any of it this last cruise. In fact, the weather could not have been more beautiful. It’s not as hot, as we’re coming into the “winter” months and humidity levels are dropping as well. It’s crazy being here enjoying this, knowing that family and friends back on the mainland are going through terrible winter conditions before winter has even started.

Of course the only downfall is that this week marks the 50th anniversary of Second City, and they are having one helluva blowout with a ton of alumni coming back to visit. Seeing photos on FB and hearing the stories leaves a piece of me wishing I could be there to be a part of it all. And then  I look out at an amazing sunset just off the ship here in Honolulu and everything’s okay.

Here’s some footage of our amazing tennis skills. To be fair, it’s Piero’s skills that are highlighted and they may not quite be amazing quite yet.