Post #566239 by tikicat67 on Tue, Nov 23, 2010 2:17 PM

On 2010-11-22 20:45, tikiskip wrote:
Good luck Melissa on this sale.
Hope they go to a good home.
I can remember you telling us we had two days to get the other moai.
Had I not known people with a crane I may not have mine.
You put a lot of money and love into getting this and I know whatever you get
for this it won't be enough to cover that.
Thank you for the fun times we had running around looking for Kahiki.
And please write that book!

Thanks, John. I hope they go to a good home, too. It's hard to give them up. Did you get yours all fixed and installed? You must have pics of it here on TC--I'll look around-- I bet it's awesome. I have great memories of hanging out with you and Barb, going on interviews and eating at the Tropical Bistro. You guys were so helpful and kind! Many, many thanks.
Someday I hope to get back to the book. I had a few stumbling blocks, like G & I breaking up, trying to work three jobs & keeping my house all in one piece. I also thought the book should be like a coffee table book, with lots of photos, and was having a hard time getting enough. Then all my Kahiki stuff was stolen and it really took the wind out of my sails. The research for it was a blast, though, and I learned so much. From all the interviews it was so apparent that the Kahiki was a place of monumental importance to a huge number of people and one of those truly magical places that you come across once in a lifetime.