Posted in Hawaii, Travelogue on June 25, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
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We’ve spent the past two nights in Volcano Village, and went to the Volcanoes National Park yesterday. While the landscape was wild (and quite foreboding in places), the visit was sorely lacking in actual live lava viewing. Then, during breakfast this morning (we’re staying at a B&B inn), this couple was telling [...]
Posted in Hawaii, Travelogue on June 20, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
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The last few days we’ve really been taking it easy. Lots of sitting on the beach and dipping in the ocean, and some days, we haven’t done squat. Watching movies in the room feels just as good as going out. Besides, vacation is all about doing whatever you please, right?
There was one [...]
Posted in Hawaii, Travelogue on June 16, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
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I slept in yesterday, and so didn’t get a chance to write (and by “slept in,” I mean I got out of bed at 8:00 AM).
Two days ago, we visited the Ali’i Royal Grounds and the City of Refuge. The royal grounds were simply the hub of the Hawaiian royal family, way [...]
Posted in Hawaii, Travelogue on June 14, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
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Well, the obligatory vacation disaster has happened–I have bad ear infections in both ears. It hurt like hell on earth yesterday, and so I went to a walk-in clinic, where the doctor readily confirmed that something nasty was going on in there. She sent me away with three medications and a recommendation [...]
Posted in Hawaii, Travelogue on June 13, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Beaches, Turtles, and Finding the Middle of Nowhere
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Yesterday, we finally started in with the beaching.
Yesterday we met up with my Uncle Phil, and his tough-as-nails fabulous girlfriend, Cheryl. They directed us to an out-of-the-way beach, the name of which I forget. And oh, what a beach it was–a [...]
Posted in Hawaii, Travelogue on June 12, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
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I’m sitting outside on the back lanai of our room, watching a swarm of large purple dragon flies buzzing about the pond. This place is teeming with wildlife. All varieties of colorful birds are in a constant scout for crumbs within feet of our chairs–red-headed, yellow-headed, and a striped [...]
Posted in Hawaii, Travelogue on June 11, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
I flew for the first time since I was 15. In fact, I flew a lot. In between Cleveland and Kona, there were three flights total. Tight connections in Chicago and San Francisco, too–under an hour each. Not really even enough time to remember that you’re not on an airplane anymore.
But I survived it. Nadir [...]
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