The airport is awfully quiet, apart from the sound of a vacuum cleaner. Most of the flights to the mainland have departed. Dwight has just gone through agricultural screening, before boarding his flight to Phoenix. He’ll continue on to an unusually cold Minneapolis. Suddenly I’m all alone. We’ve had a wonderful time here on Kauai,… Continue reading Suddenly it’s Very Quiet in Lihue Airport
Year: 2013
Travel Gear: Water Purification
Until recently, when we went back-country camping, we’d bring a lightweight camp stove. That meant safe water from streams, hot meals, and an unlimited supply of the best Kona coffee… ever. (We also brought a Melitta coffee filter cone.) These days, when we back-country camp, we carry a very effective ultraviolet water sterilizer, which lets… Continue reading Travel Gear: Water Purification
Now and Then: Who was at the Kauai Marriott in January 2007?
March 14, 2013, Marriott, Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii Big Island January 2007, Marriott, Lihue, Mom and Dad to be We knew you were on your way, Caden. And in July 2007, we got to meet you for the first time. And the next year, 2008, we got to meet Davin. Wonderful memories. Hawaii, Big Island, 2012
Now and Then: Hiking the Kalalau Trail (1995)
2013: We’ve just hiked the Kalalau Trail for the fourth time. 1995: Here we are on the Kalalau back in our salad days:
Hiking the Kalalau Trail (2013)
March 11 and 12, 2013, our fourth time on the trail. Our first time was in 1988.
MSP–HNL 2013
MSP–LAX: I knew he was poison when he reached across my face and tugged on a guy`s sweat shirt (Sweat Shirt was boarding, walking down the aisle) which declared ‘Fighting Sioux.’ Never mind the good citizens of ND voted that motif down. “Where’s the stupid, angry white person (SAWP)?” tee shirt, I was thinking. SAWP… Continue reading MSP–HNL 2013
Territories I’ve Visited but Not Posted About
I’ve mainly posted about places I’ve visited since starting this blog in 2013. This post is a holder for places I’ve visited, but not yet written about in this blog. Although I posted this on November 5, 2018, I’ve set the post date as January 1, 2013. Lists like this always have an element of… Continue reading Territories I’ve Visited but Not Posted About