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Building A Deck

As we continue to stumble around trying to trim the vegetation, it becomes apparent that we need somewhere flat and level to simply sit. Also someplace to work from. The topography of the property is rough and tumble. It seems that the trees and shrubs are rooted in and among a jumble of rocks andContinue reading “Building A Deck”

Thar She Blows!

In January of 2019, we took a whale watching trip out of the Honokohau Marine and Small Boat Harbor aboard the 36 foor cruiser named Manta. The boat was handled by the captain and a deck hand. Talking with the deck hand, he told me that a few weeks ago he had come to HawaiiContinue reading “Thar She Blows!”

Halekini

Na’alehu is the southern most town in the USA, but it is not directly on the ocean. The road through Na’alehu heads east towards Hilo as it descends the hill toward the ocean. The town is about 500 feet above sea level – give or take. At the bottom of the hill, after driving alongContinue reading “Halekini”

Hookena Beach

I had been in Hawaii for a week. I needed to return the rental car. I called the rental company and asked about changing the drop off location to Hilo. They told me that it could not be changed. The car MUST be returned to Kona on the scheduled day at the scheduled time. So,Continue reading “Hookena Beach”

All Good Things . . .

It’s Saturday night. I am thinking about my exit strategy. I think backwards. My plane leaves on Monday morning at 8:20 AM. Therefore, I must be at the airport no later than 7:00 AM. I’ll need to drop off the rental car, and catch their shuttle to the terminal. I have two large suitcases withContinue reading “All Good Things . . .”

Rental Cars

Looking back towards Kona from Highway 11 on the drive to South Point It was a short walk from the highway where the bus dropped me off down to the rental car center located between the airport and the highway – or as they say in Hawaii, mauka the airport; makai the highway. Then toContinue reading “Rental Cars”

Another Day . . . Another Adventure

Riding on a bus on my way to Kona. It is actually a large, rather comfortable bus – more of what I would call a motor coach. I got on in Waiohinu – at the chinese store that is no longer open. I wonder why. Someday I will have to ask. I asked my neighborContinue reading “Another Day . . . Another Adventure”

Accomplishments

Now that I have been here in Hawaii for a few weeks, I guess it is time to stop and see just what I have accomplished. Perhaps the most important is that I have my solar panel system set up. Previously, I had purchased a 100 watt solar system, but I have yet to setContinue reading “Accomplishments”

Crime Spree

The other morning, I was having breakfast, and went to the car to get something. As I came through the trees and around the corner I saw a Hawaii County Policeman standing in the middle of Holowai Street in front of the car. I immediately wondered what I had done. Had my covid test atContinue reading “Crime Spree”

The Envelope, Please!

The southern most town / city in the US is Na’alehu, Hawaii. Na’alehu looks like a small rural town from the 1950’s, but it has been here much longer. There was a sugar plantation here in the 1880’s, and it is rumored that Mark Twain rode through here in the 1860’s, so it was probablyContinue reading “The Envelope, Please!”