Thursday, July 8: We woke up early in anticipation of getting on the course with Darrell, but … it is howlingly (?) windy and we’ll take a bye, he said early this morning. We practiced driving on the range, chipping and putting practice in the morning. My new putter should be arriving today as well.

Today was our run-around day to Kona. Errands to do, movies to see and places to eat. We ran our of Gin, so our trip was started with a Costco run for more. Their prices are truly amazing as long as you’re buying in volume. The 1.75 liter of Bombay Saphirre was ＄29.95, the same as the 750 ml at the Village Market. Kitchen sponges get moldy/musty fast here, so we actually bought an 18 pack, it should last us a while.

Next stop was Home Depot for some hardware for the Subaru license plate. The car is so low to the ground that we scrape the front plate in some places. The Green Hornet is all better now. Next stop, Toy Story 3, a great movie and I enjoyed it. Reminded me of the kids going off to college and all that emotional stuff. By the way, Rosie DROVE up to Novato to see Tommy on Tuesday and will be returning on Friday, she is growing up.

We stopped by the K-Mart for sundries, Borders Bookstore for golf magazines and the new Ross for Sandy golf shirts. Dinner was at the Macaroni Grill in Waikoloa. A Waiko…blowa day!