While
in Hawaii for the first time (January 2003) Sam had the good sense
to ask Claudia (officially, with ring in hand) to marry him. After
several days of looking for an appropriate place, he finally found
exactly where he wanted to propose: in the middle of the Kilauea Iki
crater at Volcano on the Big Island. Unfortunately, he realized once
they were down in the crater, standing over the steam vents (see to
the right for a picture of Claudia in the crater) that he had left
the ring on Oahu. A very intelligent move. After returning to
Honolulu, Sam took Claudia walking on Sandy Beach, a particularly
craggy
(not sandy) and beautiful beach near her home. With the sun setting
on the other side of the island, and waves crashing into shore, he
got down on one knee on the sharp rocks exposed at low tide (which
hurt) and officially asked Claudia to be his wife.
The picture to the upper left is of the beach
where Sam and Claudia were officially engaged. To the left is
a picture of Claudia in the Kilauea Iki crater.
While
in Hawaii for the first time (January 2003) Sam had the good sense
to ask Claudia (officially, with ring in hand) to marry him. After
several days of looking for an appropriate place, he finally found
exactly where he wanted to propose: in the middle of the Kilauea Iki
crater at Volcano on the Big Island. Unfortunately, he realized once
they were down in the crater, standing over the steam vents (see to
the right for a picture of Claudia in the crater) that he had left
the ring on Oahu. A very intelligent move. After returning to
Honolulu, Sam took Claudia walking on Sandy Beach, a particularly
craggy
(not sandy) and beautiful beach near her home. With the sun setting
on the other side of the island, and waves crashing into shore, he
got down on one knee on the sharp rocks exposed at low tide (which
hurt) and officially asked Claudia to be his wife.