January 13, 2026
Here we go again! Off on another adventure, back to Hawaii!
I have started to pack my bags for my return on January 13. I will get one carry-on and one personal item, as well as one checked bag.
My carry-on bag will have kitchen utinsels, dry food packets, new sandals, etc. No need to pack clothes, as I have plenty already over there. My checked bag will be an ice chest with frozen food like hamburger, bacon, sausage, cheese, eggs, frozen milk, etc! Things that are expensive there and food that I will need before I can get to a grocery store in Kona or Hilo.
I am starting to contemplate the projects I want to complete on this trip.
OSB plywood on both long roof slopes
Shingles on both roof slopes
2 1/2 inch minus gravel and sand delivery
Grout bathroom walls at Ahi
Level off the area above Ahi bathroom for water bladder
build rock wall for stairs at Holowai
build Doors for gazebo
water line for bathroom
I am also monitoring the activity at Kilauea. The vents are bubbling and flowing lava, so there might be a fountaining eruption again soon. I only hope it waits until I get there.
Knowing that I won’t have a chance for a few months, as I will be concentrating on my projects, I went golfing. Sometimes alone. Last Saturday I played nine holes with Tommy and Josh.
Then on Sunday, I played nine with Chase. He has a better swing than I do, so I videoed him on the last hole.
A nice par four!
Then on Monday, episode 40 happened!
I missed it by that much!
On Tuesday, I was at the airport at 5:00 for my 6:30 flight. There was nobody but a dozen TSA agents at the security gate, So I went through the document check part without any delay. At the conveyor belt, there were three TSA agents with nothing to do and one lokoing into the xray machine monitor. Both my bags (the ONLY bags in sight) were pulled aside for further review and searching. The agent took half the stuff out of my roller bag and put it into a plastic tray and then re-ran them both through the machine. Then another passenger showed up and their bag was also pulled aside for more searching! After finding nothing in my roller bag they could complain about, the agent did the same with my backpack. She took out half the stuff and put it into a plastic tray and then re-ran both through the machine! By now, there was another passenger, and their bag was pulled aside as well. By the time my backpack and the plastic tray had been scanned, (with nothing suspicious in either one) there were four other passengers waiting in line to have their bags checked! I think they were just trying to find something to do to pretend that they were busy, and therefore of some value! NOT!!!
My flight from Phoenix went through Sacramento, and I guess that not many people in Phoenix want to go to Sacramento because the plane was only about one third full.
We landed in Sacramento amidst the morning fog
The flight from Sacramento to Kona was over 90% full, but I still had an empty middle seat in the row I was in!
After five hours, the volcanoes of Hawaii island came into view.
As we passed, I could see a little bit of snow on the top of Mauna Kea!
I tried zooming in, mut it doesn’t help to show the little bit of snow there!
After flying over the northern tip of the island, the plane turned south and we followed the Kohala coast towards Kona.
Just north of Kona is this series of horseshoe bays with tan colored sandy beaches!
After a thirty minute wait at the airport, I catch the bus for a two hour trip to Waiohinu, where I get off!
Arriving at Holowai, I see that the grass on both sides of the road has recently been mowed. My neighbor Brian who picked me up from the bus stop, said that he saw Lorenzo out mowing earlier! Thank you, Lorenzo!
I checked on my gardens and my tomatoes have survived and grown. Just not up, but down towards the ground. I’ll need to tie these up tomorrow!
The plants on the lanai have all survived. When I left, there were flowers on the bell pepper plants, so I was hoping to see some bell peppers. Nope! Hmmm! I wonder why!
The next day, I go check out the property on Ahi. The road needs to be mowed.
So I brought over the lawn mower and went to work!
I’ll need the weed whacker as well!
After mowing and trimming:
Yesterday, I was fixing something for dinner when I looked up and saw one of the yellow birds on the hand rail of the lanai. I only saw the one, but I’m sure that its mate was somewhere closeby. I had not put anything into the feeder yet, so they flew off.
The next morning, I was visited by a pair of red headed cardinals. I’m definitely back!
TTFN
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