We made it to Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park today, leaving early to make the two-hour drive across the island to the Hilo side. We had […]
Hawai’i Historic Sites
Change of plans today — there was a lot of rain expected at the Volcanoes National Park so we’re going to try to hit that […]
Rest Day in Hawai’i
We have a cycle planned this week of “big excursion day” followed by a rest day. With the cinder cone hike yesterday, today was rest […]
Pu’u Wa’awa’a Summit
The first official day of vacation and I’m officially worn out. In a good way, at least. We left our condo by 7 am to […]
Spending My Time
The day before vacation is always a long one. The frenzied bid to get everything you can done and make sure you’re not leaving people […]
A working vacation
Work is still work this week. Challenging at times. Lots of meetings some days. Too much to do in too little time. But at least […]
Hawai’i Snapshot
Strawberry lime margaritas in a bottleTwo for ten dollars at Island GourmetHigh winds, my Diet Coke can blows into the bushesIn-unit laundry, helpful when you […]
Pulp
My friend recommend Pulp by Robin Talley to me when I started brainstorming about writing a story set in the ’50s. As she rattled off […]
Working In Hawai’i
You get up by 4:30. Tomorrow by 4. Online with the central time zone. You take a morning break to run before it gets too […]
Long Hawaiian Days
The days feel long in Hawai’i. Probably because I got up at 4:30 in the morning and sit out on the lanai for a couple […]