We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best we can find in our travels is an honest friend.
~Robert Louis Stevenson

Saturday, April 9, 2011

Teddy Roosevelt and Darth Vader

This appears to be the first trip we have taken in recent history where our good friend Teddy Roosevelt hasn’t made an appearance. Since we have a love for National Parks, we seem to find evidence of his work wherever we go: Florida, Tennessee, Nevada, South Dakota… It’s an ongoing joke between the two of us. It was pretty dark this morning when we were at the summit of Haleakala, but I think, sadly, this is a Teddy-free trip. Sigh.

In lieu of Teddy, there have been numerous Darth Vader connections. One of the Hawaiian kings ended up in a battle with someone who turned out to be his son: “Luke, I am your father.” Then I saw Yoda go by on a shuttle bus the other day (no lie), and finally, the helmet they made me wear today had the coverage of the Darth Vader helmet – there was no way to tell who was inside there!!!

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