Thursday I left Kona and the Big Island behind and flew to Honolulu on Oahu. We flew past Haleakala on Maui Then we passed Kahoolawe as well as Lanai and Molokai Then we approached Oahu flying past Ewa Beach. Then circled back, to land at Honolulu. Alanah had come from Arizona and we spent theContinue reading “October 5, 2023”
Category Archives: Location, Location, Location
AND I MISSED IT!!!
The following quote is from the Hawaii Volcano Observatory on Friday, 10/14/22 at 2:49 PM: MAUNA LOA (VNUM #332020)19°28’30” N 155°36’29” W, Summit Elevation 13681 ft (4170 m)Current Volcano Alert Level: ADVISORYCurrent Aviation Color Code: YELLOW HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY INFORMATION STATEMENT Two moderate earthquakes occurred beneath the southern end of the Island of Hawai‘i at 9:07Continue reading “AND I MISSED IT!!!”
Polynesian Cultural Center 1962
View of Laie from the hills above
Location
This post is long overdue. Here is your geography lesson for today. It is easy to assume that everyone knows where the Hawaiian Islands are located. They have been described as the most remote island chain in the world, located 2,390 miles (3,850 km) from California and 3,850 miles (6,195 km) from Japan. But justContinue reading “Location”
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!”
Pros and Cons
I was reading about another couple’s transition to being expatriot Americans and living in a foreign country. They seem to have gone through the same or similar steps as we have – they have gone traveling to interesting places with an eye out for answering the question, “Would we want to live here full time?”Continue reading “Pros and Cons”
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