Life in Kana-text (er… CONtext)
With regard to writing, I'm having trouble transitioning, from "travel reporting" (where every day had activities---and photos---to report) back to every-day-life, where the things I might write about tend to be happening more in my head. I have a whole list of notes on my phone, things I've thought about that might be "seeds" for … Continue reading Now & Then
It's a sign of a happy vacation, I think, when you have to seriously reacclimate, on reaching home. We had our heads thoroughly Hawai'i-fied for a week and a half---living in our swimsuits (and my bare feet), accumulating layers of sunscreen on our skin and salt-water in our hair, eating our way across the landscape … Continue reading “There’s No Place Like Home”
Last night we went out just for dessert; we’d been too full to contemplate “afters” when we had dinner at Huggo’s On the Rocks the other night, but I had sworn I’d be back to try their Kona Coffee Cheesecake—with a cup of Kona coffee, naturally! Two words: Worth it. Today is a balance, of … Continue reading Hawai’i Day Eight: the Last Day
A supermoon sounds like an extra-special honeymoon kind of trip, right? Because that’s exactly what we’re having. It just happens that we also started today with coffee and watching the year’s last actual supermoon sinking into the Pacific. Our own supermoon continues! Last night we went out to the movies—which may seem like a silly … Continue reading Hawai’i Day Seven: Supermoon
Starting every morning with coffee and waves is hard to beat. Today, after a papaya-and-yogurt breakfast, we got an early start (with a stop at Walmart for a waterproof pouch for the new phone) and headed back down the coast to spend more time underwater in our favorite spot at Honaunau Bay. The gorgeous drive … Continue reading Hawai’i Day Six: Catching Joy
6:30am. The couch in this condo, while a remarkably picturesque wicker/bamboo affair, is also remarkably uncomfortable. After a couple evenings of watching "Lost" and having to stretch out our backs on the floor afterward, we moved the couch out of the way entirely, so we could see the TV from the much more comfortable vantage … Continue reading Hawai’i Day Five: a Beach Morning, a Verizon Afternoon, a Seafood Evening
6:30am. The "Little Mermaid" theme song is chasing Israel Kamakawiwo'ole around in my head. Hawaiian music followed by "Under da sea, under da sea! Darlin' it's better, down where it's wetter, take it from me!" Heck, I've loved that movie since I made my sophomore-high-school boyfriend take me to see it in the theater when … Continue reading Hawai’i Day Four: UNDER the Water!
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