The flight home was uneventful in a good way. We arrived back to Milton totally exhausted and missing the kids. Luckily, my parents offered to drive the kids to meet us and after lunch we had a family nap.
We returned home to discover three unexpected things:
- The yard was an overgrown swamp. Apparently it has been raining here for two weeks straight, and our spring thaw pond has returned. The vegetable garden has been overtaken by a pumpkin vine with a 25-foot wingspan. The interlocking brick is an explosion of weeds.
- The pool was also somewhat of a swamp. It was overflowing with water, and a nice kool-aid green. Reparations already under way.
- My fish tank was a cesspool. Somehow all of my cichlids, some of them seven years old, were not only dead but decomposing. The plecos were still alive, but I don’t know how. We cracked some windows for the smell and I went to town changing water, scrubbing ornaments, and de-clogging fish bits from the filter.
Luckily, Katlyn’s fish were fine. Those were actually the ones I was worried about, they’ve never been alone for an extended period before. The two-week block worked well in the 6-gallon.
Thanks for sharing all of your adventures in Hawaii!