Yesterday, we rented a car and drove around the island. They upgraded us to a convertible. Very fun. We saw a Japanese temple, beautiful landscapes, and lovely beaches. Mary loves the color of the water here. We don’t have photos of everything fun that we did. But there was...
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International Date Line
Today, we crossed the international dateline. Or was it yesterday? Or tomorrow? It’s all very confusing. But we were already experiencing in retirement the “vacation effect” of losing track of what day of week it is. Without a regular weekly regime, it is easy to lose track of what...
There’s still laundry to do.
I think it is easy to fantasize about the places we are traveling or about a life of travel to exotic places. But they are only exotic to some. To natives, they are merely home. It is easy when writing a travel blog to set up the perfect shot...
State of Hawaii
I like flags. I was surprised to see one here that I did not know. I first saw it like this. Later, I learned that this is the flag of Hawaii. Not the state but the State. Hawaii was a sovereign nation, with a sovereign, King Kamehameha. This statue...
Feedback?
If you have suggestions for the blog, I would love to hear them. More pictures? Fewer? Longer posts? Do you prefer travel stories or impressions of the places we are visiting? Feel free to use the comments section, though I just learned that I have to approve each comment...
Rainbows and coastline
It must be Hawaii. Well, it’s been a whirlwind first 48 hours in Hawaii. We’re many hours behind mainland time and sleeping 9-6 from jet lag. I’m hoping things slow down a little soon, so I have time to write more. Thanks for following!
Aloha
We’re off to Hawaii. I remember as a kid being fascinated by the notion that a word could mean both hello and goodbye: aloha in Hawaiian. Different languages have different ways of making sense of the world, and I think this notion that hello and goodbye are related is...
The Knowledge
In London, they have a test called “The Knowledge.” Cabbies have to know every street within a six-mile radius of Charing Cross: which are one way; when some are closed; that sort of thing. I had The Knowledge for Chicago. Living in the area so long, I knew its...
I wanna be with wallabies
Greetings from a wallaby. No, we’re not in Australia yet. But the Living Desert that I mentioned in a recent post is building an Australia exhibit. These little beauties greeted us at that park today. Kind of reinforces the theme of that blog post: What difference will there be...
Animal Behavior
Hi, everyone. Well, we were dog sitting this beautiful creature last week. One of the things we are most excited to see while traveling are the animals that we cannot normally see in their native habitats. Kiwis. Not: . Cassowaries. Penguins. And of course kangaroos. Mary’s not so keen...
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